Antarctic

American  

[ant-ahrk-tik, -ahr-tik] / æntˈɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr tɪk /

adjective

1. Sometimes antarctic of, at, or near the South Pole.

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noun

1. the Antarctic, the continent of Antarctica along with the Southern Ocean.

Antarctic British  

/ æntˈɑːktɪk /

noun

1. Antarctica and the surrounding waters

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adjective

1. of or relating to the south polar regions

Antarctic Cultural  

1. The region around the South Pole, Antarctica, and the surrounding ocean.

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Etymology

Origin of Antarctic

First recorded in 1325–75; from Latin antarcticus, from Greek antarktikós; replacing Middle English antartik or directly from Middle French, from Medieval Latin antarticus; see ant-, Arctic

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Example Sentences

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Antarctic

His vision eventually led to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a gigantic scientific instrument embedded within roughly one cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

Thwaites Glacier lies in West Antarctica's Amundsen Sea Embayment, a region responsible for approximately one third of the Antarctic Ice Sheet's total mass loss.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

"I've fallen in love with the Antarctic wilderness."

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

"We'll then jump on a ship that will take us south to the Antarctic Peninsula and it takes four or five days."

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Two years earlier the ships had returned to England after successfully transporting explorer James Clark Ross and his men to and from the Antarctic.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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