🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Região Polar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁeʒiˈɐ̃w̃ poˈlaʁ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Region Polaire/ʁe.ʒjɔ̃ pɔ.lɛʁ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A região polar é conhecida por sua fauna única."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A geographical area characterized by extreme cold, located around the North and South Poles.

    "The Arctic is a well-known polar region that is home to unique wildlife."
  2. 2

    A climate zone that experiences long, harsh winters and short, cool summers.

    "The Antarctic polar region is largely covered by ice and experiences very little precipitation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'Region Polaire' originates from the Latin 'regio', meaning 'a direction or area', combined with the French 'polaire', derived from Latin 'polaris', meaning 'of the pole'. This reflects the geographical and climatic characteristics associated with polar regions, evolving in usage to describe areas near the Earth's poles.

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