Arctic
adjective/ˈɑːktɪk/
/ˈɑːrktɪk/
- [only before noun] related to or happening in the regions around the North Pole
- Arctic explorers
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- arcticextremely cold
- TV pictures showed the arctic conditions.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin arcticus, articus, from Greek arktikos, from arktos ‘bear, Ursa Major, pole star’.
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