- the Antarctic, Antarctic Zone ⇒
Antarctica and the surrounding waters
of or relating to the south polar regions
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ant•arc•tic /æntˈɑrktɪk, -ˈɑrtɪk/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Geography, Place Namesof, at, or near the South Pole.
ant•arc•tic
(ant ärk′tik, -är′tik),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
- Geography, Place Namesof, at, or near the South Pole.
n.
- Geography, Place Names the Antarctic, the Antarctic Ocean and Antarctica.
- Medieval Latin antarticus
- Middle French)
- Greek antarktikós (see ant-, arctic); replacing Middle English antartik (
- Latin antarcticus
- 1325–75
'Antarctic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
African Plate
- Antarctic Archipelago
- Antarctic Circle
- Antarctic Circumpolar Current
- Antarctic Continent
- Antarctic Convergence
- Antarctic Ocean
- Antarctic Peninsula
- Antarctic Plate
- Antarctic Zone
- Antarctica
- Arctic tern
- Atlantic Ocean
- Australian Antarctic Territory
- British Antarctic Territory
- Byrd Land
- Caird Coast
- Cape Horn Current
- Dumont d'Urville
- East Pacific Rise
- Enderby Land
- French Southern and Antarctic Lands
- Frigid Zone
- Fuchs
- Graham Land
- Indian Ocean
- Kerguelen
- Larsen Ice Shelf
- Little America
- Mawson
- Nazca Plate
- Nordenskjöld
- Palmer Archipelago
- Palmer Land
- Palmer Peninsula
- Polar Regions
- Queen Maud Land
- Ross
- Ross Dependency
- Ross Sea
- Réunion
- Scott
- South Orkney Islands
- South Shetland Islands
- Southern Ocean
- Temperate Zone
- Weddell Sea
- West Wind Drift
- Wilkins
- barrier