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SOUTH-POLAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does south-polar mean? 

SOUTH-POLAR (adjective)
  The adjective SOUTH-POLAR has 1 sense:

1. at or near the south poleplay

  Familiarity information: SOUTH-POLAR used as an adjective is very rare.


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SOUTH-POLAR (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

At or near the south pole

Synonyms:

Antarctic; south-polar

Similar:

polar (of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles)

Derivation:

South Pole (the southernmost point of the Earth's axis)


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