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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions Antarctica proper noun  The southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole. The wider South Polar region comprising the Antarctic Continent as well as the adjacent Antarctic and Subantarctic islands, and the Southern Ocean waters situated south of the Antarctic Convergence. Translations:  Dutch: Antarctica French: Antarctique German: Antarktis Italian: Antartide (trans-mid) Spanish: Antí¡rtida Etymology: (unreferenced)From Latin, Antarctica < Ancient Greek (polytonic, á) (antarktikos) < (polytonic, á-) (ant-) "ant-, against, opposed" + (polytonic, á) (arktikos) "Arctic" < Ancient Greek (polytonic, á) (arktos) "bear".        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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