Arctic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɾɐkˈʌmbə/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɑːktɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɑːktɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌæɾɐkˈʌmbə/.

Examples

the Arctic summer
an arctic climate
a frigid day

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

icy gumshoe Arctic Zone frigid glacial polar rubber galosh golosh gelid north-polar North Frigid Zone

Parts of Speech

noun	the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
noun	a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
adjective	of or relating to the Arctic “the Arctic summer”
adjective	extremely cold “an arctic climate”

Word Forms

Arctic	adjective	of or relating to the Arctic
North Pole	noun	the northernmost point of the Earth's axis
Arctic	noun	the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
gelidity	noun	coldness due to a cold environment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Arktis

die Regionen nördlich des Polarkreises mit Mittelpunkt am Nordpol

🇫🇷French

Arctique

les régions au nord du cercle polaire arctique centrées sur le pôle Nord

🇪🇸Spanish

ártico

las regiones al norte del Círculo Polar Ártico centradas en el Polo Norte

🇮🇹Italian

artico

le regioni a nord del Circolo Polare Artico centrate sul Polo Nord

🇳🇱Dutch

arctisch

de regio's ten noorden van de poolcirkel, gecentreerd op de Noordpool

🇵🇹Portuguese

ártico

as regiões ao norte do Círculo Polar Ártico centradas no Pólo Norte

🇷🇺Russian

арктический

регионы к северу от Полярного круга с центром на Северном полюсе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आर्कटिक

आर्कटिक सर्कल के उत्तर में स्थित क्षेत्र उत्तरी ध्रुव पर केन्द्रित हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

আর্কটিক

উত্তর মেরু কেন্দ্রিক আর্কটিক সার্কেলের উত্তরের অঞ্চলগুলি

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆர்க்டிக்

வட துருவத்தை மையமாகக் கொண்ட ஆர்க்டிக் வட்டத்தின் வடக்கே உள்ள பகுதிகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆర్కిటిక్

ఆర్కిటిక్ సర్కిల్‌కు ఉత్తరాన ఉన్న ప్రాంతాలు ఉత్తర ధ్రువంపై కేంద్రీకృతమై ఉన్నాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

आर्क्टिक

आर्क्टिक सर्कलच्या उत्तरेकडील प्रदेश उत्तर ध्रुवावर केंद्रित आहेत

🇮🇳Gujarati

આર્કટિક

આર્કટિક સર્કલની ઉત્તર તરફના પ્રદેશો ઉત્તર ધ્રુવ પર કેન્દ્રિત છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆರ್ಕ್ಟಿಕ್

ಉತ್ತರ ಧ್ರುವದ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೇಂದ್ರೀಕೃತವಾಗಿರುವ ಆರ್ಕ್ಟಿಕ್ ವೃತ್ತದ ಉತ್ತರಕ್ಕಿರುವ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആർട്ടിക്

ഉത്തരധ്രുവത്തിൽ കേന്ദ്രീകരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന ആർട്ടിക് സർക്കിളിൻ്റെ വടക്കുള്ള പ്രദേശങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਰਕਟਿਕ

ਆਰਕਟਿਕ ਸਰਕਲ ਦੇ ਉੱਤਰ ਵੱਲ ਦੇ ਖੇਤਰ ਉੱਤਰੀ ਧਰੁਵ 'ਤੇ ਕੇਂਦਰਿਤ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

آرکٹک

آرکٹک سرکل کے شمال کے علاقے قطب شمالی پر مرکوز ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

北极

以北极为中心的北极圈以北地区

🇯🇵Japanese

北極

北極を中心とする北極圏の北側の地域

🇰🇷Korean

북극

북극을 중심으로 한 북극권 북쪽 지역

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Bắc cực

các khu vực ở phía bắc của Vòng Bắc Cực tập trung ở Bắc Cực

🇹🇭Thai

อาร์กติก

ภูมิภาคทางตอนเหนือของ Arctic Circle ซึ่งมีศูนย์กลางอยู่ที่ขั้วโลกเหนือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

arktik

wilayah di sebelah utara Lingkaran Arktik yang berpusat di Kutub Utara

🇲🇾Malay

artik

kawasan di utara Bulatan Artik berpusat di Kutub Utara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القطب الشمالي

المناطق الواقعة شمال الدائرة القطبية الشمالية تتمركز في القطب الشمالي

🇮🇷Persian

قطب شمال

مناطق شمال دایره قطب شمال با مرکز قطب شمال

🇹🇷Turkish

arktik

Kuzey Kutbu merkezli Kuzey Kutup Dairesi'nin kuzeyindeki bölgeler

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַרקטִי

האזורים מצפון לחוג הארקטי במרכזם בקוטב הצפוני

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