Synonyms: Antarctic zone, the Ice [New Zealand], Antarctica, South Pole More Synonyms of Antarctic
Antarctic in British English
(æntˈɑːktɪk)
noun
1. the Antarctic
adjective
2.
of or relating to the south polar regions
Word origin
C14: via Latin from Greek antarktikos; see anti-, arctic
antarctic in American English
(æntˈɑrktɪk; æntˈɑrtɪk)
adjective
of or near the South Pole or the region around it
Idioms:
the Antarctic
Word origin
ME antarik < OFr antartique < L antarcticus < Gr antarktikos, southern < anti-, opposite + arktikos, arctic
Synonyms of 'Antarctic'
Antarctic zone, the Ice, Antarctica, South Pole
More Synonyms of Antarctic
In other languages
Antarctic
British English: Antarctic /æntˈɑːktɪk/ NOUN
The Antarctic is the area around the South Pole.
American English: Antarctic
Arabic: الـمِنْطَقَة القُطْبِيَّة الـجَنوبِيَّة
Brazilian Portuguese: Antártica
Chinese: 南极
Croatian: Antarktik
Czech: Antarktida
Danish: Antarktis
Dutch: zuidpool
European Spanish: región antártica
Finnish: Antarktis
French: Antarctique
German: Antarktik
Greek: Ανταρκτική περιοχή
Italian: Antartico
Japanese: 南極
Korean: 남극
Norwegian: Antarktis
Polish: Antarktyka
European Portuguese: Antártida
Romanian: Polul Sud
Russian: Антарктика
Latin American Spanish: región antártica
Swedish: Antarktis
Thai: ที่ใกล้บริเวณขั้วโลกใต้
Turkish: Güney Kutbu
Ukrainian: Антарктика
Vietnamese: Nam Cực
All related terms of 'Antarctic'
the Antarctic
Antarctica and the surrounding waters
Antarctic beech
any tree of the genus Nothofagus , related to the beech and native to temperate Australasia and South America , esp Nothofagus cunninghamii of SE Australia or Nothofagus moorei of NE Australia
Antarctic Ocean
the sea surrounding Antarctica , consisting of the most southerly parts of the Pacific , Atlantic , and Indian Oceans
Antarctic prion
a common petrel , Pachyptila desolata, of the southern seas, having a bluish back and white underparts
Antarctic Zone
→ the Antarctic Zone
Antarctic Circle
the imaginary circle around the earth, parallel to the equator , at latitude 66° 32′ S; it marks the southernmost point at which the sun appears above the level of the horizon at the winter solstice
Antarctic Archipelago
a group of islands between South America and Antarctica : part of the British Antarctic Territory , formerly the British colony of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies . ( Claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty )
Antarctic Peninsula
the largest peninsula of Antarctica , between the Weddell Sea and the Pacific : consists of Graham Land in the north and the Palmer Peninsula in the south
the Antarctic Zone
Antarctica and the surrounding waters
British Antarctic Territory
a UK Overseas Territory in the S Atlantic ( claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty ): created in 1962 and consisting of the South Shetland Islands , the South Orkney Islands, and Graham Land; formerly part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies
Australian Antarctic Territory
the area of Antarctica , other than Ad é lie Land , that is claimed by Australia (claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty ), lying south of latitude 60°S and between longitudes 45° E and 160°E
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
a French overseas territory, comprising Adélie Land in Antarctica , the islands of Amsterdam and St Paul and the Kerguelen and Crozet archipelagos in the S Indian Ocean , and (from 2007), the Îles Éparses (" scattered islands") previously administered from Réunion, consisting of Bassas da India, Europa , the Glorioso Islands (Îles Glorieuses), Juan de Nova , and Tromelin Island; no permanent population : all claims to the mainland of Antarctica are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959
blue billy
a common petrel , Pachyptila desolata, of the southern seas, having a bluish back and white underparts
dove prion
a common petrel , Pachyptila desolata, of the southern seas, having a bluish back and white underparts
Chinese translation of 'Antarctic'
Antarctic
(æntˈɑːktɪk)
n
the Antarctic南极(極) (Nánjí)
(noun)
A hole has opened up over the Antarctic over the past decade.