From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishclimeclime /klaɪm/ noun [countable usually plural] literary WEATHERa place that has a particular type of climate sunnier climes
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clime• Creatures born in the rugged environments of arctic climes must deal with the unpredictable variations that nature is always throwing at them.• In the next year, the 49ers will be looking for a new camp in one of the more moderate climes.• They retired to sunnier climes.• Yet they can only survive in warm or temperate climes, and it would be to their advantage to grow bigger.• Lamb seems a natural choice in the winter clime.Origin clime (1500-1600) Late Latin clima; → CLIMATE 