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Antarctic Circle

US/æntˈɑɹktɪkˌsɝkəl/

Antarctic Circle proper noun: the line which marks approximately the northernmost place in the Southern Hemisphere where the sun does not set on the summer solstice and does not rise on the winter solstice.

antarctic circle: the line which marks approximately the northernmost place in the Southern Hemisphere where the sun...
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Proper noun

the Antarctic Circle

  1. The line which marks approximately the northernmost place in the Southern Hemisphere where the sun does not set on the summer solstice and does not rise on the winter solstice.

Antarctic Circle meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Tagalog and Arabic

Antarctic Circle in Hindi

geographical line
अंटार्कटिक वृत्त aṇṭārkaṭik vŕtt, दक्षिण-ध्रुव वृत्त dakṣiṇ-dhruv vŕtt

Antarctic Circle in Tamil

அண்டார்டிகா வட்டம்

Antarctic Circle in Tagalog

geographical line
Sirkulo Antartiko, Kabilugang Antartiko

Antarctic Circle in Arabic

geographical line
الدَائِرَة القُطْبِيَّة الجَنُوبِيَّة
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Antarctic Circle in Malay
Garisan Antartik
Antarctic Circle in Indonesian
Lingkar Antartik
Antarctic Circle in Persian
مدار جنوبگان madâr jonubegân
Antarctic Circle in Thai
วงกลมแอนตาร์กติกา wong-glom ɛn-dtáak-dtì-gâa
Antarctic Circle in Vietnamese
Vòng Nam Cực

Questions about Antarctic Circle

What does Antarctic Circle mean?
Antarctic Circle means the line which marks approximately the northernmost place in the Southern Hemisphere where the sun does not set on the summer solstice and does not rise on the winter solstice.
What is Antarctic Circle in Hindi?
Antarctic Circle in Hindi is अंटार्कटिक वृत्त (aṇṭārkaṭik vŕtt), दक्षिण-ध्रुव वृत्त (dakṣiṇ-dhruv vŕtt). See Antarctic Circle meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Antarctic Circle?
Antarctic Circle is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Antarctic Circle?
Antarctic Circle is pronounced /æntˈɑɹktɪkˌsɝkəl/ (US).

Words near Antarctic Circle in the dictionary

  1. antarctic
  2. Antarctic 10
  3. Antarctic 10s
  4. Antarctic beech
  5. Antarctic beeches
  6. Antarctic Circle
  7. Antarctic cod
  8. Antarctic Convergence
  9. Antarctic English
  10. Antarctic hair grass
  11. Antarctic minke whale

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Antarctic Circle (page history and authors); Antarctic Circle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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