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Etymology

From New Latin Antarctica < Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikos) < ἀντ- (ant-), “‘ant-, against, opposed’”) + ἀρκτικός (arktikos), “‘Arctic’”) < Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (arktos), “‘bear’”)

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Singular Antarctica

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Antarctica

  1. The southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole.
  2. 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.

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Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on: Antarctica

Wikipedia nl

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Proper noun

Antarctica n.

  1. Antarctica

Romanian

Romanian Wikipedia has an article on: Antarctica

Wikipedia ro

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Proper noun

Antarctica f.

  1. Antarctica

Declension

gender f. uncountable
Nom/Acc Antarctica
Gen/Dat Antarcticii

 

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