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    ANTARCTIC ZONE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    The region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding watersplay

    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)

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