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Adjective
/ˈärktik/,/ˈärtik/,
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Of or relating to the regions around the North Pole,
  1. Of or relating to the regions around the North Pole
    • - an Arctic explorer
  2. (of animals or plants) Living or growing in such regions

  3. Designed for use in such regions
    • - Arctic clothing
  4. (of weather conditions) Very cold

Noun
  1. The regions around the North Pole

  2. Thick waterproof overshoes extending to the ankle or above

  3. A drab-colored hairy butterfly of the arctic and subarctic regions of the New World

  1. the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
  2. a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
  3. extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
  4. Arctic is a quarterly, peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary, scientific journal, published by the Arctic Institute of North America. The focus of Arctic is original research articles on all topics about or related to the northern and sub-polar regions of the world. ...
  5. (Arctics) Arctic Monkeys are an English Alternative rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, guitar), Jamie Cook (guitar), Nick O'Malley (bass guitar, backing vocals), Matt Helders (drums, backing vocals) and John ...
  6. The northern polar region of the Earth which includes almost the whole area of the Arctic ocean and adjacent areas of Eurasian and North American continents. ...
  7. An area in the far north of Canada where the temperature is often very cold.
  8. [ark-tik]- the area lying above 66 ½ degrees North latitude that includes the Northern Lands and Arctic Ocean.
  9. A desert area north of the 66th parallel. Distinctive for cold weather, tundra, short winter days, and long summer days.
  10. is the land close to the North Pole, and is one of the coldest places in the world! This is where polar bears and other snow-loving animals live. Because of global warming, the ice in the Arctic is melting, which leaves the polar bears with fewer places to hunt, mate and live.
  11. adj. The state of being extremely cool or hip.
  12. tractor-trailer truck, being a truncation of articulated
  13. a drab-colored hairy butterfly of the arctic and subarctic regions of the New World Genus Oenis, subfamily Satyrinae, family Nymphalidae
  14. (Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Nunavik (northern Quebec)),
  15. Very cold; of or near the North Pole
  16. The North Polar region.
  17. N ArktoAk; adj ArktaAk
  18. and Antarctic: The part of Earth's surface from 66.5^oN to 90 ^oN (the Arctic) or 66.5^oS to 90^oS (the Antarctic) where the Sun may be entirely above the horizon for 24 hours or longer ("midnight Sun"), or entirely below the horizon for 24 hours or more.