ANTARCTIC


Meaning of ANTARCTIC in English

/ant ahrk"tik, -ahr"tik/ , adj.

1. of, at, or near the South Pole.

n.

2. the Antarctic , the Antarctic Ocean and Antarctica.

[ 1325-75; antarcticus antarktikós (see ANT-, ARCTIC); r. ME antartik ( antarticus ]

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