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   Antarctic

   /anˈtɑːktɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the south polar region or Antarctica.
   • ▪ relating to or denoting a phytogeographical kingdom comprising New Zealand, southern parts of Chile and Argentina, and islands in the South Atlantic and southern Indian Ocean.

   noun

   • 1. the Antarctic region.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French antartique or Latin antarcticus, from Greek antarktikos ‘opposite to the north’, from ant- ‘against’ + arktikos (see Arctic).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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