Antarctic

Meanings

Adjective

• Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions.
• Opposite, contradictory.
• Southern.

Proper Noun

• One of the major ecozones of the world, covering the south polar regions.

Origin

• From Middle English antartik, antartyk, from Old French antartique, from Latin antarcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός, from ἀντί + ἄρκτος + -ικός.