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Meaning of Arctic | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈɑː(k)tɪk

Definitions

  1. A warm waterproof overshoe.
    US, historical
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Arctic.
    alt-of
  3. The north celestial pole.
    obsolete
  4. Any of various butterflies of the genus Oeneis.
  5. A continental region consisting of the portion of the Earth north of the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole.

Equivalents

Català Àrtic Àrtida
Čeština arktický Arktida
Cymraeg Arctig
Dansk Arktis arktisk
Deutsch Arktis arktisch
Ελληνικά Αρκτική αρκτικός
Esperanto Arkta Arkto
Eesti Arktika
فارسی شمالگان
Français Arctique
Gaeilge Artach
Galego ártico
Magyar Arktisz
Հայերեն բևեռային
Bahasa Indonesia Arktika
Italiano artico Artide
日本語 北極
ខ្មែរ អាកទិក
한국어 북극
Lietuvių Arktis
Македонски арктички
Bahasa Melayu Artik
မြန်မာဘာသာ အာတိတ်
Português Ártico glacial
Shqip arktik
Svenska Arktis arktisk
Kiswahili Aktiki
Türkçe arktik Arktika buzul Kuzey Kutbu
Українська арктичний

Examples

“I’ve visited the world from arctic to ecliptic, as a surgeon does a hospital, and find all men sick of some distemper […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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