Arctic
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- noun
- /ˈɑrk.tɪk/
- Many polar bears are native to the Arctic, where they hunt for seals on the ice.
- the Arctic's climate
- ice-free Arctic
- changes in the Arctic
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- The melting of the Arctic is what's changing weather patterns.
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- If you want to experience the Arctic here in London, check out this page.
- So Donnie invites me up to the Arctic and I'm like, OK, I'll go.
- So in the Arctic, it was unbelievably silent.
Examples
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At the same time, the Arctic presents new and unique challenges to international law.
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The largest deposits are found in the Arctic off the coast of Russia.
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A lot of news about the Arctic in the last couple of months.
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If you want to experience the Arctic here in London, check out this page.
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The rush to control the Arctic is happening right now.
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The melting of the Arctic is what's changing weather patterns.
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And yet, these same corporations still want to drill for oil in the Arctic.
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Over the past few years, several factors have converged to make the Arctic a new front for global tensions.
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Although the melting Arctic holds great promise, it also poses grave dangers.
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How will changes in the Arctic's climate affect ecosystems in the Arctic and elsewhere in the United States?
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Synonyms
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3.7
A very cold region around the North Pole with much ice
A very cold area north of the Arctic Circle around the North Pole
Compounds
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An imaginary line about 66 degrees north where the sun stays above or below the horizon for a day
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A white wolf that lives in Arctic North America and has a black-tipped tail
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A large squirrel that lives in burrows in far northern North America and hibernates for many months
A group of islands north of mainland Canada inside the Arctic Circle
A very large park in northern Alaska with wild land and no roads
A large national park in northern Alaska with very wild, remote land
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A small plant that lives for many years and grows in very cold places with pale yellow or white blooms
- UK
A greyish branching plantlike growth in Arctic tundra that is a main food for reindeer and caribou
A small plant with white flowers and hairy leaves that grows in Arctic and mountain areas
How North
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Arctic comes from the Greek word arktos, which means 'bear' because people named the north after a star group that looks like a bear. So the Arctic is the cold, northern region around the North Pole, where polar bears live.