Antarctica

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Antarctica

/ˌænˈtɑːktɪkə/ UK
/æntˈɑɹ(k)tɪkə/ US
/ænˈtɑɹ(k)tɪkə/ US
/ænˈtɐːktɪkə/ Australia
/əɳˈʈɑ(ɾ)(k)tɪka/ South Asia

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From New Latin Antarctica, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), from ἀντι- (anti-, “anti-, against, opposed”) + ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “Arctic”), from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”).

proper noun

The southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole. The five largest islands or peninsulas in which the crests of the World Ridges break through the uniform covering of the hydrosphere are termed continents, and designated by the names Eurasia, Africa, North America, South America, and Australia. They are distinguished from other islands and peninsul
broadly the Antarctic

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: antarctic continent, antarctic, southern, australia, continent, south pole, antartica, antarctic peninsula, south america, antarctic ocean, southern ocean, austral ocean, south pacific, south atlantic, weddell sea, indian ocean

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name southernmost continent

Español	Antártida, Antártica
한국어	남극대륙 namgeukdaeryuk
日本語	南極大陸 nankyoku tairiku
中文	南極洲 /南极洲 Nánjízhōu
हिन्दी	अंटार्कटिका aṇṭārkaṭikā
Kiswahili	Antaktika
Português	Antártica, Antártida
Français	Antarctique
Deutsch	Antarktika
Italiano	Antartide
Ελληνικά	Ανταρκτική Antarktikí
Română	Antarctica, Antarctida
Русский	Антаркти́да Antarktída
Tiếng Việt	Châu Nam Cực
العربية	أَنْتَارْكِتِيكَا ʔantārkitīkā, الْقُطْبُ الْجَنُوبِيّ al-quṭbu l-janūbiyy
עברית	אַנְטַרְקְטִיקָה antártika

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@misc{antarctica_2026,
  title = {Antarctica},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antarctica},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}