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ant·arc·tic
 antarctic
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- pronunciation:
- aent
ark
tihk
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
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adjective |
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(sometimes capitalized) of or having to do with the South Pole and the area surrounding it.
The antarctic waters are freezing cold and filled with ice. |
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noun |
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(capitalized) the region surrounding the South Pole, including the Southern Ocean and the land mass of Antarctica (preceded by "the").
Perhaps the most famous explorer of the Antarctic was the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. |
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