Antarctica
pronunciation
How to pronounce Antarctica in British English:
UK [æn'tɑ:ktɪkə]
How to pronounce Antarctica in American English:
US [æn'tɑ:rktɪkə]
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- Noun:
- an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep
Word Origin
- Antarctica
- continent name attributed to Scottish cartographer John George Bartholomew (1860-1920), who used it on a map published 1887. From antarctic (q.v.). Hypothetical southern continents had been imagined since antiquity; first sighting of Antarctica by Europeans probably was 1820 (Lazarev and Bellingshausen). Also compare Antipodes.
Example
- 1. Light pollution exists on every continent except antarctica .
- 2. What can antarctica teach us about mars ?
- 3. He says the light show erupted in the sky between australia and antarctica .
- 4. A fire destroyed brazil 's research station in antarctica , killing two people .
- 5. The staff and researchers at mcmurdo station in antarctica know better than anyone .