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arctic

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Adjective

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Arctic.
  2. Pertaining to the celestial north pole, or to the pole star.
  3. Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet, characterised by extreme cold and an icy landscape.
  4. Extremely cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic.
  5. Designed for use in very cold conditions.

Noun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Arctic.
  2. A warm waterproof overshoe.
  3. Any of various butterflies of the genus Oeneis.

Proper noun

  1. The north celestial pole.
  2. A continental region consisting of the portion of the Earth north of the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole.

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