Antarctic

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. the Ant·arc·tic BrE [ænˈtɑːktɪk] NAmE [ænˈtɑːrktɪk] noun singular
the regions of the world around the South Pole
compare ↑Arctic

Word Origin:
[Antarctic] late Middle English: from Old French antartique or Latin antarcticus, from Greek antarktikos ‘opposite to the north’, from ant- ‘against’ + arktikos, from arktos ‘bear, Ursa Major, pole star’.
 
▪ II. Ant·arc·tic adjective only before noun
•Antarctic explorers
Main entry: ↑Antarctic_derived

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  south-polar, Antarctic, Antarctic Zone, South Frigid Zone