arctica
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 7
Definition of arctica
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
name
- An ancient continent situated in the Arctic, formed from the Canadian and Siberian shields.
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name
- An ancient continent situated in the Arctic, formed from the Canadian and Siberian shields.
- A hypothetical continent that allegedly sank into the Arctic Ocean.
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Etymology
From Latin arctica, from arcticus (“northern”), from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “northern”), from Ἄρκτος (Árktos, “Arctos, the Great Bear Constellation”), the constellation Ursa Major which points to the North Celestial Pole, from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”), the star pattern shape of the constellation Arctos.
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