MEANING
Relating to cold regions just south of the Arctic, often with long winters.
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Words that belong together
- subarctic climate
- subarctic forest
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The cabin stood in a subarctic forest.
Word forms
- Base
- subarctic
Usage notes
Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.
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