[ant.arc.tic] adj, often cap [ME antartik, fr. L antarcticus, fr. Gk antarktikos, fr. anti- + arktikos arctic] (14c): of or relating to the south pole or to the region near it
ANTARCTIC
Meaning of ANTARCTIC in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012