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Antarctica

an·tarc·tica

UK/ˌænˈtɑːktɪkə/ US/æntˈɑɹ(k)tɪkə/ fairly common

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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

  • “Antarctica is twice the size of Australia”
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From New Latin Antarctica, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), from ἀντι- (anti-, “anti-, against, opposed”) + ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “Arctic”), from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”).

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