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Related topics: GeographyArc·tic, arctic /ˈɑːktɪk $ ˈɑːrk-/ adjective [only before noun] 1 SGrelating to the most northern part of the world 北极的 → Antarctic the Arctic island of Novaya Zemlya 北极的新地岛 →5 see picture at 见图 earth12 COLDextremely cold 极冷的，严寒的 arctic conditions 极冷的环境► see thesaurus at coldOrigin arctic (1300-1400) Latin arcticus, from Greek, from arktos “bear, Ursa Major (= bear-shaped group of stars in the northern sky), north”Arc·tic adjectiveChineseSyllable |