Phrase guide

polar circle

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Either of the two parallels of the Earth located at the latitude of 66° 33′ 44′′ N and 66° 33′ 44′′ S.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, natural-sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a line of latitude at the north or south poles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude, parallel

Narrower terms: Antarctic Circle, Arctic Circle

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cercle polar — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 極圈 /极圈 (jíquān) — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • Czech: polární kruh — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • Danish: polarcirkel — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • Dutch: poolcirkel — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • Esperanto: polusa cirklo — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • Estonian: polaarjoon — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • Finnish: napapiiri — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • French: cercle polaire — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • German: Polarkreis — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • Italian: circolo polare — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • Korean: 극권 (geukgwon) — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • Norwegian Bokmål: polarsirkel — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: polarsirkel — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • Polish: koło podbiegunowe — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • Polish: krąg polarny — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • Portuguese: círculo polar — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • Romanian: cerc polar — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • Russian: поля́рный круг (poljárnyj krug) — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • Slovene: tečajnik — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • Spanish: círculo polar — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • Swedish: polcirkel — either of the two parallels of the Earth
  • Vietnamese: vòng cực — either of the two parallels of the Earth