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subantarctic

American  
[suhb-ant-ahrk-tik, -ahr-tik] / ˌsʌb æntˈɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr tɪk /
Sometimes sub-Antarctic

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, similar to, or being the region immediately north of the Antarctic Circle; subpolar.

subantarctic British  
/ ˌsʌbæntˈɑːktɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to latitudes immediately north of the Antarctic Circle

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subantarctic Scientific  
/ sŭb′ănt-ärk′tĭk,-är′tĭk /

  1. Relating to the geographic area just north of the Antarctic Circle. The subantarctic region is the coldest part of the South Temperate Zone.

Etymology

Origin of subantarctic

First recorded in 1870–75; sub- + Antarctic

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