"polar night" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: polar nights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} polar night (plural polar nights)
  1. A period of darkness that occurs in winter in polar regions north from the Arctic Circle and south from the Antarctic Circle, and during which the sun stays below the horizon. Wikipedia link: polar night Related terms: midnight sun Translations (period of darkness): اللَيْل القُطْبِيّ (al-layl al-quṭbiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), 極夜 (Chinese Mandarin), 极夜 (jíyè) (Chinese Mandarin), 永夜 (yǒngyè) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), poolnacht [feminine] (Dutch), kaamos (Finnish), nuit polaire [feminine] (French), Polarnacht [feminine] (German), heimskautanótt [feminine] (Icelandic), heimskautsnótt [feminine] (Icelandic), skammâ (Inari Sami), notte polare [feminine] (Italian), 極夜 (kyokuya) (Japanese), 극야 (geugya) (Korean), skábma (Northern Sami), sevdnjesáigi (Northern Sami), mørketid (Norwegian), polarnatt (Norwegian), noc polarna [feminine] (Polish), noapte polară [feminine] (Romanian), полярная ночь (poljarnaja nočʹ) [feminine] (Russian), skamm (Skolt Sami), noche polar [feminine] (Spanish), polarnatt [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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