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polar

 
/ˈpoʊ·lər/ adj [not gradable] (OF A PLACE)

Definition

of or near the area around the most northern or most southern points of the earth: the polar ice cap a polar expedition
(Definition of polar adj (OF A PLACE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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