the Antarctic
noun/ði ænˈtɑːktɪk/
/ði ænˈtɑːrktɪk/
[singular]- the regions of the world around the South PoleWord Originlate 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’.
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the Antarctic