ANTIPODES


Meaning of ANTIPODES in English

— antipodean /an tip'euh dee"euhn/ , adj. , n.

/an tip"euh deez'/ , n.pl.

1. places diametrically opposite each other on the globe.

2. those who dwell there.

[ 1350-1400; ME hoi ) antípodes lit., (those) with the feet opposite (pl. of antípous ), equiv. to anti- ANTI- + -podes, nom. pl. of poûs FOOT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .