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aged
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verb
  1. (past of, age)
adjective
  1. old, Old.
  2. undergo, Undergone the effects of time, improving as a result.
Antarctic Zone
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proper noun
  1. (geography) The part of the Earth between the geographical South Pole and the Antarctic Circle.
antipodal
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adjective
  1. On opposite sides of the globe.
Antipodes
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proper noun
  1. The southern hemisphere
  2. Used in UK to refer to Australia and New Zealand - (once common, now less so)
archipelago
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noun (pl2=archipelagoes)
  1. A group of islands.
  2. Something scattered around like an archipelago.
The Gulag Archipelago
Arctic
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proper noun
  1. A region of the Earth above the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole.
Arctic Circle
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noun
  1. The line which marks approximately the southernmost place in the Northern Hemisphere where the sun does not set on the summer solstice and does not rise on the winter solstice.
Axis
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proper noun the Axis
  1. The alliance group before and during World War II consisting of Germany, Italy, Japan, and allied countries.
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