POLAR REGION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate

Synonyms:

Frigid Zone; polar region; polar zone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("polar region" is a kind of...):

climatic zone (any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude)

Instance hyponyms:

Antarctic; Antarctic Zone; South Frigid Zone (the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters)

Arctic; Arctic Zone; North Frigid Zone (the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole)