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ANTARCTIC ZONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters
Synonyms:
Antarctic; Antarctic Zone; South Frigid Zone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
Frigid Zone; polar region; polar zone (the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate)
Meronyms (parts of "Antarctic Zone"):
Antarctic continent; Antarctica (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)
Antarctic Ocean (the southern waters surrounding Antarctica)
