Meaning

2 senses
  1. (US, historical)A warm waterproof overshoe.

    a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

  2. Any of various butterflies of the genus Oeneis.

Examples

91 sentences
  1. She has finally reached the Arctic.

    Вона врешті-решт досягла Арктики. — deniko

    ruОна в конце концов достигла Арктики. — odexed

  2. The Arctic is the area around the North Pole.

    ruАрктика — это область вокруг Северного полюса. — Wezel

    deDie Arktis ist das Gebiet rund um den Nordpol. — Adelpa

  3. A few months later they return to their breeding grounds in the Arctic.

    deEin paar Monate später kehren sie zu ihren Brutstätten in der Arktis zurück. — an0725

  4. Do penguins live in the Arctic?

    Пінгвіни живуть на Північному полюсі? — deniko

    ruЖивут ли пингвины в Арктике? — al_ex_an_der

  5. They set out on an arctic expedition.

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Origin

From Middle English artik, artyk (with the c reintroduced after Latin in the 17th century)

From Middle English artik, artyk (with the c reintroduced after Latin in the 17th century), from Medieval Latin articus, from Latin arcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “northern, of the (Great) Bear”), from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear, Ursa Major”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”). Cognate with Latin ursus.

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Forms

plural: Arctics
SingularArctic
PluralArctics

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow:galoshgoloshrubbergumshoe
  • the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole:Arctic ZoneNorth Frigid Zone

See also

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