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# antarctic

adjective (Antarctic); proper noun (the Antarctic — the region around the South Pole)

«antarctic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The Antarctic is the very cold region around the South Pole, including the continent of Antarctica and the seas around it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antarctic/#m1)
2. Antarctic describes things from or about that region, like Antarctic ice or Antarctic animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antarctic/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography it is one of the polar regions, opposite to the Arctic at the North Pole. Antarctica is a continent covered in thick ice, with no towns and no people living there all the time; only scientists stay for a while. In science penguins, seals and whales live in or around the Antarctic. Phrases: «the Antarctic Circle», «the Antarctic Ocean» (Southern Ocean).

### Examples

- Penguins live in the Antarctic, not the Arctic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antarctic/#x1)
- The Antarctic is the coldest place on Earth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antarctic/#x2)
- Scientists study the Antarctic ice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antarctic/#x3)
- Antarctic winters are long and dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antarctic/#x4)
- Explorers crossed the Antarctic on skis and sledges. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antarctic/#x5)
- Whales feed in Antarctic waters in summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antarctic/#x6)

### Note

Usually written with a capital A. Spelled «Antarctic» with a c in the middle: Ant-ARC-tic. Trap: polar bears live in the Arctic (north), penguins in the Antarctic (south); they never meet in the wild. Antarctica is land (a continent); the Arctic is mostly frozen ocean.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «antarctic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antarctic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«antarctic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/antarctic.html) on Mova free.