polar region
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈpoʊlər ˈriːdʒən/
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región polar
- LAMP will search for surface ice and frost in the polar regions.
You will have seen news reports about the plight of Arctic and Antarctic wildlife as the polar regions warm up.
- You will have seen news reports about the plight of Arctic and Antarctic wildlife as the polar regions warm up.
Examples
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We have always suspected that our own long-standing fascination for the polar regions is probably only shared by a small number of people.
Academic text (2000) -
You will have seen news reports about the plight of Arctic and Antarctic wildlife as the polar regions warm up.
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Much of this fell as snow on mountains and in the polar regions.
Fiction book (1992) -
And we were told that the warming would be greatest in the polar regions.
Blog text (34) -
Much attention has been paid to how global warming is affecting the world's polar regions and glaciers.
Blog text (30) -
Ice cores taken from these two polar regions give us a 2000-year record of the Earth's atmospheric composition.
Academic text (1994) -
The polar regions are home to unique wildlife, such as polar bears and seals.
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Research expeditions are often conducted in the polar regions to study climate change.
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Flying over the polar regions, the distinct icy landscapes can be breathtakingly beautiful.
Synonyms
An extremely cold area around the North or South Pole with ice and snow
A very cold area around the North or South Pole
How Cold
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the area surrounding the North or South Pole' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'polar' (relating to the poles/Arctic–Antarctic) + 'region' (an area), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning. This is a regular, literal noun phrase pattern common across languages, making the expression highly transparent.
Etymology
Polar region names the area near the Earth's poles, the very top and bottom of the planet, where it is icy and the sun can stay low or not rise for months. That's why polar region means 'the very cold, icy area around the North or South Pole'.