Meanings
- The smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole, bordered by the three continents of Asia, Europe and North America.
Synonyms: Arctic Sea
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole, bordered by the three continents of Asia, Europe and North America.
Translations
Afrikaans Arktiese Oseaan
- Arktiese Oseaanthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Arabic الْمُحِيط الْمُتَجَمِّد الشَّمَالِيّ, الْمُحِيط الشَّمَالِيّ
- الْمُحِيط الْمُتَجَمِّد الشَّمَالِيّ (al-muḥīṭ al-mutajammid aš-šamāliyy)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
- الْمُحِيط الشَّمَالِيّ (al-muḥīṭ aš-šamāliyy)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Basque Ozeano Artikoa
- Ozeano Artikoathe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Bengali উত্তর মহাসাগর
- উত্তর মহাসাগর (uttor mohaśagor)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Bulgarian Се́верен ледови́т океа́н
- Се́верен ледови́т океа́н (Séveren ledovít okeán)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Catalan Oceà Àrtic
- Oceà Àrticthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Chinese Cantonese 北冰洋
- 北冰洋 (bak¹ bing¹ joeng⁴)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Chinese Mandarin 北冰洋
- 北冰洋 (Běibīngyáng)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Czech Severní ledový oceán
- Severní ledový oceánthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Danish Ishavet, Arktiske Hav
- Ishavetthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
- Arktiske Havthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Dutch Arctische Oceaan, Noordelijke IJszee
- Arctische Oceaanthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
- Noordelijke IJszeethe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Esperanto Arkta Oceano
- Arkta Oceanothe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Estonian Põhja-Jäämeri
- Põhja-Jäämerithe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Finnish Pohjoinen jäämeri
- Pohjoinen jäämerithe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
French océan Arctique
- océan Arctiquethe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
German Arktischer Ozean
- Arktischer Ozeanthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Greek Αρκτικός Ωκεανός
- Αρκτικός Ωκεανός (Arktikós Okeanós)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Hebrew אוקיינוס הקרח הצפוני \ אוֹקְיָנוֹס הַקֶּרַח הַצְּפוֹנִי
- אוקיינוס הקרח הצפוני \ אוֹקְיָנוֹס הַקֶּרַח הַצְּפוֹנִי (okyanós ha-kérakh ha-tsfoní)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Hindi उत्तरध्रुवीय महासागर
- उत्तरध्रुवीय महासागर (uttaradhruvīya mahāsāgar)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Hungarian Jeges-tenger, Északi-sarki-óceán
- Jeges-tengerthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
- Északi-sarki-óceánthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Icelandic Norður-Íshaf
- Norður-Íshafthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Indonesian Samudra Arktik
- Samudra Arktikthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Irish An tAigéan Artach
- An tAigéan Artachthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Italian Oceano Artico
- Oceano Articothe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Japanese 北極海, 北氷洋
- 北極海 (Hokkyokukai)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
- 北氷洋 (Hoppyōyō)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
- 北極洋 (Hokkyokuyō)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Korean 북극해
- 북극해 (Bukgeukhae)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Latin Oceanus Arcticus
- Oceanus Arcticusthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Latvian Ziemeļu Ledus okeāns
- Ziemeļu Ledus okeānsthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Lithuanian Arkties vandenynas
- Arkties vandenynasthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Malay Lautan Artik
- Lautan Artikthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Norwegian Bokmål Nordishavet, Polhavet
- Nordishavetthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
- Polhavetthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Polish Ocean Arktyczny
- Ocean Arktycznythe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Portuguese Oceano Ártico, Ártico
- Oceano Árticothe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
- Árticothe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Punjabi ਆਰਕਟਿਕ ਮਹਾਂਸਾਗਰ
- ਆਰਕਟਿਕ ਮਹਾਂਸਾਗਰ (ārakṭik mahānsāgar)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Romanian Oceanul Arctic
- Oceanul Arcticthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Russian Се́верный Ледови́тый океа́н, А́рктика
- Се́верный Ледови́тый океа́н (Sévernyj Ledovítyj okeán)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
- А́рктика (Árktika)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Scottish Gaelic Cuan Argtach
- Cuan Argtachthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Slovak Severný ľadový oceán
- Severný ľadový oceánthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Spanish océano Ártico, océano glacial Ártico
- océano Árticothe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
- océano glacial Árticothe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Swahili Bahari ya Aktiki
- Bahari ya Aktikithe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Swedish Norra ishavet, Arktiska havet
- Norra ishavetthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
- Arktiska havetthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
- Arktiska oceanenthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Tagalog Karagatang Artiko
- Karagatang Artikothe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Tamil ஆர்க்டிக் பெருங்கடல்
- ஆர்க்டிக் பெருங்கடல் (ārkṭik peruṅkaṭal)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Thai มหาสมุทรอาร์กติก
- มหาสมุทรอาร์กติก (má-hǎa-sà-mùt-áak-dtìk)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Turkish Kuzey Buz Denizi
- Kuzey Buz Denizithe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Ukrainian Півні́чний Льодови́тий океа́н
- Півні́чний Льодови́тий океа́н (Pivníčnyj Lʹodovýtyj okeán)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Urdu بَحْرِ مُنْجَمِدِ شُمالِی
- بَحْرِ مُنْجَمِدِ شُمالِی (bahr-i munjamid-i śumālī)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Vietnamese Bắc Băng Dương, Bắc Đại Dương
- Bắc Băng Dươngthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
- Bắc Đại Dươngthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Welsh Cefnfor yr Arctig
- Cefnfor yr Arctigthe smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Yiddish אײַז־ים, אַרקטישער אָקעאַן
- אײַז־ים (ayz-yam)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
- אַרקטישער אָקעאַן (arktisher okean)the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole
Cite this entry
Arctic Ocean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arctic%20Ocean
“Arctic Ocean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arctic%20Ocean. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arctic Ocean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arctic%20Ocean.
Source: Arctic Ocean on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.