Arctic
noun/ˈɑːktɪk/
/ˈɑːrktɪk/
[singular]- the Arcticthe regions of the world around the North PoleTopics Geographyb1Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin arcticus, articus, from Greek arktikos, from arktos ‘bear, Ursa Major, pole star’.
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