antarctica (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Antarctica*:
NOUN	object	Antarctica, Antarctic continent	an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle

Antarctica > pronunciation
Sounds	ae.naa'rtihkah; ae.ntaa'rktihkah
Rhymes	Africa ... yucca: 76 rhymes with kah...

English > *Antarctica*: 1 sense > noun 1, object
Meaning	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.
Synonym	Antarctic continent
Instance of	continent	One of the large landmasses of the earth
Part of	Antarctic, Antarctic Zone, South Frigid Zone	The region around the south pole
Parts	Adelie Land, Terre Adelie, Adelie Coast	A costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia
	Admiralty Range	mountains in Antarctica to the north of Victoria Land
	Antarctic Peninsula, Palmer Peninsula	A large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200 miles north toward South America
	Coats Land	A region of western Antarctica along the southeastern shore of the Weddell Sea
	Enderby Land	A region of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Wilkes Land
	Queen Maud Land	A region of Antarctica between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea
	Ross Sea	An arm of the southern Pacific Ocean in Antarctica
	South Pole	The southernmost point of the Earth's axis
	Victoria Land	A mountainous area of Antarctica bounded by the Ross Sea and Wilkes Land
	Wilkes Land	A coastal region of Antarctica on the Indian Ocean to the south of Australia
Spanish	Antártica, Antártida
Catalan	Antàrtida

HyperDic: antarctica