English Explanatory Dictionary

Antarctica

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole.
  2. the Antarctic

Pronunciation

/ˌænˈtɑː(k)tɪkə/ /ˌænˈɑːtɪkə/ /ænˈtɑɹ(k)tɪkə/ en-us-Antarctica.ogg /enˈtɐːktɪkə/ /əɳˈʈɑ(ɾ)(k)tɪka/

Word forms

Antarctica

Etymology

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

Related words

Antarctic Antarctican ant- Arctic Arctic Circle
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