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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to the North Pole; at or near the north pole; characteristic of the north pole.

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  • adjective of or relating to the Arctic

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Examples

  • The morning sun gleaming down on the north-polar cap transformed the ice mass into a brilliant giant jewel of blinding beauty.

    I, TOO, DREAM.... 2010

  • Thus it is that the same species are now found on the summits of the mountains of temperate Europe and America, and in the barren north-polar regions.

    The Malay Archipelago 2004

  • Thus it is that the same species are now found on the summits of the mountains of temperate Europe and America, and in the barren north-polar regions.

    The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 Alfred Russel Wallace 1868

  • The two north-polar strips have been mosaicked to show the western rim of Seares crater.

    unknown title 2009

  • According to scientists, the technique, called L.I.F.E. WASHINGTON - New, three-dimensional imaging of Martian north-polar ice layers by a radar instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter matches with theoretical models of Martian climate swings during the past few million years.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009

  • -- New, three-dimensional imaging of Martian north-polar ice layers by a radar instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is consistent with theoretical models of Martian climate swings during the past few million years.

    News and Features - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2009

  • Matt_dk writes "A radar instrument on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has essentially looked below the surface of the Red Planet's north-polar ice cap, and found data to confirm theoretical models of Martian climate swings

    Slashdot 2009

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