circumarctic

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adjective

Lying around the Arctic.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

adjectivecircumarctic (not comparable)

alternative circum-arctic

  1. not comparableLying around the Arctic.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
  2. Latincircus
  3. Latincircum
  4. Latincircum-
  5. Englishcircum-
  6. Middle Frenchartique
  7. EnglishArctic
  8. Englishcircumarctic

From circum- + Arctic.

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Cite this entry
APA

circumarctic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumarctic

MLA

“circumarctic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumarctic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumarctic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumarctic.

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