antarctic Hear it!

antarctic definition

ant·arc·tic (ant ärktik, -är-)

adjective

of or near the South Pole or the region around it

Etymology: ME antarik < OFr antartique < L antarcticus < Gr antarktikos, southern < anti-, opposite + arktikos, arctic

antarctic Idioms

the Antarctic

the region including Antarctica & the Antarctic Ocean

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