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A polar bear lives in a cold region.
What does Polar mean?
Polar means related to the earth's poles.
Dictionary definition
Related to the North Pole or South Pole, or to very cold regions near them.
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The class marked the polar regions on the map.
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Scientists study polar ice to learn about climate and ocean changes.
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WordPolar.
Partadjective.
MeaningPolar means related to the earth's poles.
ExampleExample: A polar bear lives in a cold region.
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- Syllables
- poh · ler
- Strongest beat
- poh
- Ending
- ler
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on poh.
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Synonyms
Words like Polar
arcticRelated to the far north.
antarcticRelated to the far south.
Antonyms
Opposite words
tropicalRelated to warm regions near the equator.
equatorialRelated to the area near the equator.
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Word family
Polar word family
Base word
polar
noun
pole
One of the earth's far northern or southern points.
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Polar means related to the earth's poles.
Common mix-up
Polar is not the same as tropical. Polar means polar means related to the earth's poles.
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