subantarctic

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adjective

Pertaining to a region in the Southern Hemisphere immediately north of Antarctica and covering the many islands of the southern parts of the Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean, which are north of the Antarctic Convergence.

Similar
notalian
OriginEnglish Antarctic ← Latin sub- ← Proto-Italic *supo →
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Meanings

adjectivesubantarctic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to a region in the Southern Hemisphere immediately north of Antarctica and covering the many islands of the southern parts of the Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean, which are north of the Antarctic Convergence.

    Synonyms: notalian

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePertaining to a region in the Southern Hemisphere immediately north of Antarctica and covering the many islands of the southern parts of the Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean, which are north of the Antarctic Convergence.

Similar
notalian
Also see
notalian

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. EnglishAntarctic
  7. Englishsubantarctic

From sub- + Antarctic.

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APA

subantarctic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subantarctic

MLA

“subantarctic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subantarctic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subantarctic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subantarctic.

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