Antarctica meaning

Definition of Antarctica

1. 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
   • Antarctica is twice the size of Australia

   Synonyms: Antarctic continent

   Type of: continent

Antarctica in a sentence

• Christopher Columbus once landed on the moon, but mistook it for Antarctica.
• Antarctica is the last continent to be discovered.
• Temperature records were shattered in Alaska and Antarctica.
• She wants to travel to Antarctica, of all places.
• Several ships are stuck in sea ice in Antarctica.

How to pronounce Antarctica

Antarctica is pronounced /ˌænˈtɑːktɪkə/ in British English and /ˌænˈtɑrktɪkə/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.