🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Océan Arctique

Pronunciation / Transliteration: osean arktik

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Arktischer Ozean/ˈaʁktɪʃɐ oˈtse̯an/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"L'océan Arctique entoure le pôle Nord."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The smallest and northernmost of the world's five major oceans, located primarily in the Arctic polar region.

    "Der Arktischer Ozean ist zu großen Teilen von Packeis bedeckt."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the German adjective 'arktisch' (from Greek arktikos, relating to the bear or the north, via arktos) and 'Ozean' (from Greek okeanos). It entered modern geographical nomenclature to designate the northernmost of the world's oceans.

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