subarctic

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/sʌbˈɑːktɪk//sʌbˈɑːtɪk/

proper noun

The region immediately outside of the Arctic Circle or regions similar to these in climate or conditions of life.

OriginEnglish Arctic ← Middle French artique ← Latin sub- →
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Meanings

proper nounthe subarctic

alternative sub-Arctic

  1. geographyThe region immediately outside of the Arctic Circle or regions similar to these in climate or conditions of life.
adjectivesubarctic (not comparable)

alternative sub-Arctic

  1. not comparableOf, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic.
nounsubarctic (plural subarctics)

plural subarctics · alternative sub-Arctic

  1. A subarctic region.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Middle Frenchartique
  7. EnglishArctic
  8. Englishsubarctic

From sub- + Arctic.

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Translations

Catalan subàrtic
  • subàrticof, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic
Dutch subarctisch
  • subarctischof, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic
Esperanto subarkta
  • subarktaof, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic
Finnish subarktinen
  • subarktinenof, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic
French subarctique
  • subarctiqueof, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic
German subarktisch
  • subarktischof, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic
Hungarian szubarktikus
  • szubarktikusof, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic
Irish fo-artach
  • fo-artachof, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic
Italian subartico
  • subarticoof, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic
Norwegian Bokmål subarktisk
  • subarktiskof, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic
Polish subarktyczny, subantarktyczny
  • subarktycznyof, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic
  • subantarktycznyof, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic
  • podbiegunowyof, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic
Portuguese subártico
  • subárticoof, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic
Russian субаркти́ческий
  • субаркти́ческий (subarktíčeskij)of, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic
Swedish subarktisk
  • subarktiskof, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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