the Antipodesnoun [ plural ]
uk/ænˈtɪp.ə.diːz/us/ænˈtɪp.ə.diːz/mainly humorousa way of referring to Australia and New Zealand by people living in the northern hemisphere (= half of the earth):
The book is about early European exploration of the Antipodes.
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Antipodean
noun [ C ], adjective uk/ænˌtɪp.əˈdiː.ən/us/ænˌtɪp.əˈdiː.ən/
an Antipodean accent
Of course for Antipodeans it's now winter.