subarctic
adjective
sub·arc·tic
ˌsəb-ˈärk-tik 
-ˈär-tik
: of, relating to, characteristic of, or being regions immediately outside of the arctic circle or regions similar to these in climate or conditions of life
subarctic
noun
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Around Rankin Inlet, a small subarctic town on the west coast of Hudson Bay, stories passed down for generations speak of Inuit advice and help offered, and refused, by explorers and whalers marooned on Marble Island, about 30 miles off the coast.
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Norimitsu Onishi Nasuna Stuart-Ulin, New York Times, 4 June 2023
In Alberta's subarctic boreal forests, thick with spruce and aspen, those fires are often massive.
—Amy Brady, Scientific American, 1 June 2023
But that lack of activity in a subarctic winter made porcupines more intriguing to her.
—Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Mar. 2023
My parents, bewildered by Calgary’s subarctic winters and the labyrinthine task of finding jobs there, fought constantly.
—Raksha Vasudevan, New York Times, 6 June 2023
Utah is one of only nine states that allow hunting of tundra swans, which breed in the shallow lakes and wetlands of the subarctic and migrate south to their wintering grounds on the Gulf of Mexico.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 May 2023
These birds are a subarctic species that spend most of their life at sea.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2022
And that’s why this winter — one of the warmest on record for some parts of Canada — wasn’t exactly the best for a contest synonymous with subarctic temperatures.
—María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
The best scientific payoffs require venturing to the harshest environments, where blistering volcanoes or subarctic icescapes could instantly transform multimillion-dollar machines into scrap metal.
—Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2011
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Norimitsu Onishi Nasuna Stuart-Ulin, New York Times, 4 June 2023
In Alberta's subarctic boreal forests, thick with spruce and aspen, those fires are often massive.
—Amy Brady, Scientific American, 1 June 2023
But that lack of activity in a subarctic winter made porcupines more intriguing to her.
—Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Mar. 2023
My parents, bewildered by Calgary’s subarctic winters and the labyrinthine task of finding jobs there, fought constantly.
—Raksha Vasudevan, New York Times, 6 June 2023
Utah is one of only nine states that allow hunting of tundra swans, which breed in the shallow lakes and wetlands of the subarctic and migrate south to their wintering grounds on the Gulf of Mexico.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 May 2023
These birds are a subarctic species that spend most of their life at sea.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2022
And that’s why this winter — one of the warmest on record for some parts of Canada — wasn’t exactly the best for a contest synonymous with subarctic temperatures.
—María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
The best scientific payoffs require venturing to the harshest environments, where blistering volcanoes or subarctic icescapes could instantly transform multimillion-dollar machines into scrap metal.
—Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2011
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1652, in the meaning defined above
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subarctic
adjective
sub·arc·tic
ˌsəb-ˈärk-tik
ˈsəb-ˈärt-ik
: of, relating to, or being regions immediately outside of the arctic circle or regions similar to these in climate or conditions of life
subarctic waters
subarctic plants
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