Antarctica

Type Region
Usage English, Dutch, Romanian, Late Roman
Pronounced Pron. an-TAHRK-ti-kə(American English) an-TAHR-ti-kə(American English) an-TAHK-ti-kə(British English) an-TAH-ti-kə(British English)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From the Greek prefix ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, opposed to" and the adjective ἀρκτικός (arktikos) meaning "north" (referring to the northerly position of the Great Bear constellation). This is the name of the earth's southernmost continent.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesAntarktika(Afrikaans) Antarktika(Arabic) Antarktida(Armenian) Antarktida(Azerbaijani) Antarktyda(Belarusian) Antarktik(Bosnian) Antarktida(Bulgarian) Antàrtida(Catalan) Antarktika(Croatian) Antarktida(Czech) Antarktis(Danish) Antarktis(Estonian) Antarktis(Finnish) Antarctique(French) Antarktida(Georgian) Antarktika(German) Antarktiki(Greek) Antarktika(Hungarian) Antarktika(Indonesian) Antartide(Italian) Antarktida(Kazakh) Antarktida(Kyrgyz) Antarktida(Lithuanian) Antarktik(Macedonian) Antarktika(Norwegian) Antarktyda(Polish) Antártida(Portuguese) Antarktida(Russian) Antarktik(Serbian) Antarktīda, Antartída(Slovak) Antarktika(Slovene) Antártida(Spanish) Antarktis(Swedish) Antarktida(Tajik) Antarktika(Turkish) Antarktida(Turkmen) Antarktyda(Ukrainian) Antarktida(Uzbek)
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Entry added April 23, 2024