2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Antarctic \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
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
antarctic
adj 1: of or relating to Antarctica
2: at or near the south pole [syn: {south-polar}, {Antarctic}]
n : the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding
waters [syn: {Antarctic}, {Antarctic Zone}, {South Frigid
Zone}]
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