TERRE ADELIE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins

Synonyms:

Adelie Coast; Adelie Land; Terre Adelie

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Holonyms ("Terre Adelie" is a part of...):

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)

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