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Definition of Arctic noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Arctic

noun
 
/ˈɑːktɪk/
 
/ˈɑːrktɪk/
[singular]
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  1. the Arctic
    the regions of the world around the North PoleTopics Geographyb1
    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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