antipodes
an·ti·po·des
noun
1.
any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth
- “the North Pole and the South Pole are antipodes”
Origin
From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀντίποδες (antípodes), from ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + πόδες (pódes), plural of πούς (poús, “foot”).
Phrases
- at antipodes
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