arc·tic

arc·tic
/ˈɑɚktık/ adj
1 or Arctic always used before a noun : of or relating to the North Pole or the region around it

off the arctic coast

The group is involved in Arctic exploration.

Arctic waters

— compare antarctic
2 : very cold

arctic temperatures


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  • Pa|lae|o|arc|tic — or Pa|lae|o|arc|tic «PAY lee oh AHRK tihk, PAL ee », adjective. = palearctic. (Cf. ↑palearctic) …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Pa|le|arc|tic — or Pa|le|arc|tic «PAY lee AHRK tihk, PAL ee », adjective. belonging to the northern division of the Old World (Europe, Africa north of the tropic of Cancer, and Asia north of the Himalayas). ╂[< pale + arctic] …   Useful english dictionary

  • pa|le|arc|tic — or Pa|le|arc|tic «PAY lee AHRK tihk, PAL ee », adjective. belonging to the northern division of the Old World (Europe, Africa north of the tropic of Cancer, and Asia north of the Himalayas). ╂[< pale + arctic] …   Useful english dictionary

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  • pa|le|o|arc|tic — or Pa|le|o|arc|tic «PAY lee oh AHRK tihk, PAL ee », adjective. = palearctic. (Cf. ↑palearctic) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hol|arc|tic — «hol AHRK tihk», adjective. belonging to a zoogeographical division consisting of the Nearctic division of the New World and the Palearctic division of the Old World …   Useful english dictionary

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