antoeci

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The inhabitants at two points on the globe that share a longitude and for which the sum of their degrees of latitude equals zero.

Pronunciation

ăntēʹsī /ænˈtiːsaɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-antoeci.wav

Word forms

antoeci antoikoi antœci

Etymology

From the Latin antoecī, from the Ancient Greek ἄντοικοι (ántoikoi, “dwellers opposite”), from ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “dwelling”).

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