Meaning of ANTARCTIC
| Pronunciation: | | ant'ârktik, ant'urktik
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- [n] the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters
- [adj] at or near the south pole
- [adj] of or relating to Antarctica
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| | Synonyms: | | Antarctic Zone, polar, South Frigid Zone, south-polar |
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| | See Also: | | Antarctic continent, Antarctic Ocean, Antarctica, Frigid Zone, polar zone | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ant*arc"tic\, a. [OE. antartik, OF. antartique, F.
antarctique, L. antarcticus, fr. Gr. ?; ? + ? bear. See
{Arctic}.]
Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the
southern pole or to the region near it, and applied
especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23[deg]
28[min]. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean,
region, current, etc.
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