- antarctic
- ant·arctic
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antarctic
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antarctic — ANTÁRCTIC, Ă, antarctici, ce, adj. Situat la Polul Sud sau în regiunea Polului Sud; care are caractere proprii acestei regiuni. – Din fr. antarctique, lat. antarcticus. Trimis de ana zecheru, 16.02.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 antárctic adj. (sil. mf.… … Dicționar Român
antarctic — [ant ärk′tik, antär′tik] adj. [ME antarik < OFr antartique < L antarcticus < Gr antarktikos, southern < anti , opposite + arktikos, ARCTIC] of or near the South Pole or the region around it the Antarctic the region including… … English World dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antarctic — late 14c., antartyk opposite to the north pole (adj.), also (with capital A) region around the South pole (n.), from O.Fr. antartique, from M.L. antarcticus, from Gk. antarktikos opposite the north, from anti opposite (see ANTI (Cf. anti )) +… … Etymology dictionary
Antarctic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to the region surrounding the South Pole. ORIGIN Greek antarktikos opposite to the north … English terms dictionary
antarctic — /ant ahrk tik, ahr tik/, adj. 1. of, at, or near the South Pole. n. 2. the Antarctic, the Antarctic Ocean and Antarctica. [1325 75; < L antarcticus < Gk antarktikós (see ANT , ARCTIC); r. ME antartik ( < MF) < ML antarticus] * * * … Universalium
antarctic — ant•arc•tic [[t]æntˈɑrk tɪk, ˈɑr tɪk[/t]] adj. 1) geo geg of, at, or near the South Pole 2) geo geg the Antarctic, the Antarctic Ocean and Antarctica • Etymology: 1325–75; (< MF) « L antarcticus < Gk antarktikós (see ant , arctic) … From formal English to slang
Antarctic — geographical name region including Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula, and the surrounding ocean … New Collegiate Dictionary
Antarctic — adj. Antarctic is used with these nouns: ↑circle, ↑expedition, ↑explorer, ↑water … Collocations dictionary
Antarctic — An|tarc|tic [ænˈta:ktık US a:r ] n the Antarctic the very cold most southern part of the world … Dictionary of contemporary English
Antarctic — [[t]æntɑ͟ː(r)ktɪk[/t]] N PROPER: the N The Antarctic is the area around the South Pole … English dictionary
