polar night

noun

A period of continual darkness that occurs in winter in the polar regions of Earth, during which the sun never rises above the horizon.

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Meanings

nounpolar night (plural polar nights)

plural polar nights

  1. A period of continual darkness that occurs in winter in the polar regions of Earth, during which the sun never rises above the horizon.

Translations

Arabic اللَيْل القُطْبِيّ
  • اللَيْل القُطْبِيّ (al-layl al-quṭbiyy)period of darkness
Chinese Mandarin 極夜 /极夜, 永夜
  • 極夜 /极夜 (jíyè)period of darkness
  • 永夜 (yǒngyè)period of darkness
Dutch poolnacht
  • poolnachtperiod of darkness
Estonian polaaröö, kaamos
  • polaarööperiod of darkness
  • kaamosperiod of darkness
Finnish kaamos
  • kaamosperiod of darkness
French nuit polaire
  • nuit polaireperiod of darkness
German Polarnacht
  • Polarnachtperiod of darkness
Icelandic heimskautanótt, heimskautsnótt
  • heimskautanóttperiod of darkness
  • heimskautsnóttperiod of darkness
Italian notte polare
  • notte polareperiod of darkness
Japanese 極夜
  • 極夜 (kyokuya)period of darkness
Korean 극야
  • 극야 (geugya)period of darkness
Norwegian mørketid, polarnatt
  • mørketidperiod of darkness
  • polarnattperiod of darkness
Polish noc polarna
  • noc polarnaperiod of darkness
Romanian noapte polară
  • noapte polarăperiod of darkness
Russian поля́рная ночь
  • поля́рная ночь (poljárnaja nočʹ)period of darkness
Spanish noche polar
  • noche polarperiod of darkness
Swedish polarnatt
  • polarnattperiod of darkness
Cite this entry
APA

polar night. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polar%20night

MLA

“polar night.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polar%20night. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polar night,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polar%20night.

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