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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 cir·cum·po·lar /ˌsɝkṃˈpolɚ/
 (a.)極地附近的,圍繞天極的,周極的周極星

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cir·cum·po·lar a.  About the pole; -- applied to stars that revolve around the pole without setting; as, circumpolar stars.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 circumpolar
      adj 1: (of a celestial body) continually visible above the horizon
             during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel; "a
             circumpolar star"
      2: located or found throughout a polar region