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POLAR REGION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate
Synonyms:
Frigid Zone; polar region; polar zone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("polar region" is a kind of...):
climatic zone (any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude)
Instance hyponyms:
Antarctic; Antarctic Zone; South Frigid Zone (the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters)
Arctic; Arctic Zone; North Frigid Zone (the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole)
