antarctic

Pronunciation:		ant'ârktik, ant'urktik
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Matching Terms:		antarctic circle, antarctic continent, antarctic ocean, antarctic zone, antarctica
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters [adj] at or near the south pole [adj] of or relating to Antarctica

	Synonyms:	Antarctic Zone, polar, South Frigid Zone, south-polar

	See Also:	Antarctic continent, Antarctic Ocean, Antarctica, Frigid Zone, polar zone

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Ant*arc"tic\, a. [OE. antartik, OF. antartique, F. antarctique, L. antarcticus, fr. Gr. ?; ? + ? bear. See {Arctic}.] Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23[deg] 28[min]. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc.