English dictionary
Antarctic
/&/nt'/@/rkt/I/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23° 28&min;. Thus we say the <i>antarctic</i> pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc.
Source: webster1913
noun
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the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters
Source: WordNet 3.0
adjective satellite
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at or near the south pole
Synonyms south-polarSource: WordNet 3.0