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Antarctic
adjective
(
obsolete
) southern, Southern.
Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions.
(
figuratively
) opposite, Opposite, contradictory.
Translations:
Dutch: Antarctisch
German: antarktisch
Etymology:
From the lower-case
antarctic
.
antarctic
adjective
Pertaining to Antarctica.
Translations:
Dutch: antarctisch
Etymology:
From Old French
antarctique
< Latin
antarcticus
< Greek (
antarktikós
) <
ant-
(from , "opposite") +
arktos
"Great Bear" +
-ic, -ikos
.
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