adj · name · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ænˈtɑːktɪk/
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Received-Pronunciation:/ænˈtɑː(k)tɪk/
General-American:/ænˈtɑɹ(k)tɪk/
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tɪk
rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)ktɪk
CMU ARPABET:AE0 N T AA1 R K T IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:AE0 N AA1 R T IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Alternative spelling of Antarctic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Opposite, contradictory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Southern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
name
Meaning 5
A continental region, one of the major ecozones of the world, covering the south polar regions, especially those south of the Antarctic Convergence; or, in accordance with the Antarctic Treaty System, the 60th parallel south.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
at or near the south pole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: south-polar
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Antarctic Zone, South Frigid Zone
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Frigid Zone, polar zone, polar region
History
Etymology
From Middle English antartik, antartyk, from Middle French antartique, from Latin antarcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), from ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “Arctic”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”). By surface analysis, anti- + Arctic.
Across languages
Translations
62 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
antárticu
— pertaining to Antarctica
Belarusian:
антаркты́чны
(antarktýčny)
— pertaining to Antarctica
Bulgarian:
антарктичен
(antarktičen)
— pertaining to Antarctica
Catalan:
antàrtic
— pertaining to Antarctica
Chinese Mandarin:
南極 /南极
(Nánjí)
— pertaining to Antarctica
Czech:
antarktický
— pertaining to Antarctica
Danish:
antarktisk
— pertaining to Antarctica
Dutch:
Antarctisch
— pertaining to Antarctica
Dutch:
antarctisch
— pertaining to Antarctica
Esperanto:
antarkta
— pertaining to Antarctica
Finnish:
antarktinen
— pertaining to Antarctica
Finnish:
etelänapa-
— pertaining to Antarctica
French:
antarctique
— pertaining to Antarctica
Galician:
antártico
— pertaining to Antarctica
Georgian:
ანტარქტიკული
(anṭarkṭiḳuli)
— pertaining to Antarctica
Georgian:
ანტარქტიკის
(anṭarkṭiḳis)
— pertaining to Antarctica
German:
antarktisch
— pertaining to Antarctica
Greek:
ανταρκτικός
(antarktikós)
— pertaining to Antarctica
Hindi:
अंटार्कटिक
(aṇṭārkaṭik)
— pertaining to Antarctica
Irish:
Antartach
— pertaining to Antarctica
Italian:
antartico
— pertaining to Antarctica
Japanese:
南極
(Nankyoku)
— pertaining to Antarctica
Korean:
남극
(Namgeuk)
— pertaining to Antarctica
Kosraean:
acntartik
— pertaining to Antarctica
Macedonian:
антарктички
(antarktički)
— pertaining to Antarctica
Maltese:
Antartiku
— pertaining to Antarctica
Manx:
antarctagh
— pertaining to Antarctica
Norwegian Bokmål:
antarktisk
— pertaining to Antarctica
Norwegian Nynorsk:
antarktisk
— pertaining to Antarctica
Polish:
antarktyczny
— pertaining to Antarctica
Polish:
antarktydzki
— pertaining to Antarctica
Portuguese:
antártico
— pertaining to Antarctica
Romanian:
antarctic
— pertaining to Antarctica
Russian:
антаркти́ческий
(antarktíčeskij)
— pertaining to Antarctica
Spanish:
antártico
— pertaining to Antarctica
Swedish:
antarktisk
— pertaining to Antarctica
Tagalog:
Antartiko
— pertaining to Antarctica
Vietnamese:
châu Nam Cực
— pertaining to Antarctica
Vietnamese:
Nam Cực châu
— pertaining to Antarctica
Welsh:
Antarctig
— pertaining to Antarctica
Belarusian:
Анта́рктыка
(Antárktyka)
— major ecozone
Bulgarian:
Антарктика
(Antarktika)
— major ecozone
Chinese Mandarin:
南極 /南极
(nánjí)
— major ecozone
Danish:
Antarktis
— major ecozone
Finnish:
Antarktis
— major ecozone
Georgian:
ანტარქტიკა
(anṭarkṭiḳa)
— major ecozone
German:
Antarktis
— major ecozone
Hindi:
अंटार्कटिक
(aṇṭārkaṭik)
— major ecozone
Hungarian:
Antarktisz
— major ecozone
Hungarian:
Déli-sarkvidék
— major ecozone
Irish:
An tAntartach
— major ecozone
Japanese:
南極
(nankyoku)
— major ecozone
Khmer:
អង់តាកទិក
(ɑŋtaaktik)
— major ecozone
Korean:
남극
(namgeuk)
— major ecozone
Manx:
Yn Antarctagh
— major ecozone
Manx:
Kione Jiass y Theihll
— major ecozone
Norwegian:
Antarktis
— major ecozone
Polish:
Antarktyka
— major ecozone
Portuguese:
Antártico
— major ecozone
Russian:
Анта́рктика
(Antárktika)
— major ecozone
Tagalog:
Antartiko
— major ecozone
Ukrainian:
Анта́рктика
(Antárktyka)
— major ecozone
