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Meaning of arctic

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  Arctic
      adj 1: of or relating to the Arctic; "the Arctic summer" [syn:
             {north-polar}, {Arctic}]
      2: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid
         waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands";
         "polar weather" [syn: {arctic}, {frigid}, {gelid}, {glacial},
         {icy}, {polar}]
      n 1: the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on
           the North Pole [syn: {Arctic}, {Arctic Zone}, {North Frigid
           Zone}]
      2: a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
         [syn: {arctic}, {galosh}, {golosh}, {rubber}, {gumshoe}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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