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antarctic
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  1. antarctic
  2. antarctic beech
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  4. Antarctic Archipelago
  5. Antarctic Ocean
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  7. British Antarctic Territory
  8. Palmer Archipelago
  9. Southern Ocean

ant·arc·tic

adjective, often capitalized \(ˌ)ant-ˈärk-tik, -ˈär-tik\

Definition of ANTARCTIC

: of or relating to the south pole or to the region near it
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Examples of ANTARCTIC

  1. The group is involved in Antarctic exploration.

Origin of ANTARCTIC

Middle English antartik, from Latin antarcticus, from Greek antarktikos, from anti- + arktikos arctic
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with ANTARCTIC

Antarctic, Holarctic, Nearctic, subarctic

Ant·arc·tic

geographical name \ˌant-ˈärk-tik, -ˈär-tik\

Definition of ANTARCTIC

region including Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula, and the surrounding ocean

Rhymes with ANTARCTIC

antarctic, Holarctic, Nearctic, subarctic

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