ANTARCTIC


Meaning of ANTARCTIC in English

■ adjective relating to the south polar region or ~a.

Origin

ME: from OFr. antartique or L. antarcticus , from Gk antarktikos 'opposite to the north', from ant- 'against' + arktikos (see Arctic ).

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.