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antarctic¹
- /ænˈtɑːktɪk/ UK
adjective more antarctic · most antarctic
- Alternative spelling of Antarctic
Antarctic²
- /ænˈtɑː(k)tɪk/ UK
- /ænˈtɑɹ(k)tɪk/ US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tɪk, -ɑː(ɹ)ktɪk
Where it comes from
From Middle English antartik, antartyk, from Middle French antartique, from Latin antarcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), from ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “Arctic”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”). By surface analysis, anti- + Arctic.
adjective more Antarctic · most Antarctic · antarctic
- Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions. We are likely to consider Antarctic English as an occupational variety of general English rather than a new regional variety, mainly because men go to work in the Antarctic for a period, intending to return. They are not settlers.
- Opposite, contradictory.
- Southern.
proper noun antarctic
- A continental region, one of the major ecozones of the world, covering the south polar regions, especially those south of the Antarctic Convergence; or, in accordance with the Antarctic Treaty System, the 60th parallel south. Meronyms: Antarctica, Antarctic Ocean, Southern Ocean (south-of-60° sense)
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: antarctic zone, polar, south-polar, antarctica, pole, arctic, southern, treaty, circum, southmost, subpolar, austral, gelid, frosty, cold, wintry
Translations
Every language
adj pertaining to Antarctica
| Español | antártico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 남극 Namgeuk |
| 日本語 | 南極 Nankyoku |
| 中文 | 南極 /南极 Nánjí |
| हिन्दी | अंटार्कटिक aṇṭārkaṭik |
| Português | antártico |
| Français | antarctique |
| Deutsch | antarktisch |
| Italiano | antartico |
| Ελληνικά | ανταρκτικός antarktikós |
| Română | antarctic |
| Русский | антаркти́ческий antarktíčeskij |
| Tiếng Việt | châu Nam Cực, Nam Cực châu |
name major ecozone
| 한국어 | 남극 namgeuk |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 南極 nankyoku |
| 中文 | 南極 /南极 nánjí |
| हिन्दी | अंटार्कटिक aṇṭārkaṭik |
| Português | Antártico |
| Deutsch | Antarktis |
| Русский | Анта́рктика Antárktika |
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title = {antarctic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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