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Antarcticans

Antarcticans is the plural of Antarctican.

Meaning of Antarctican

Noun

Antarctican (plural Antarcticans)

  1. (hypothetical) A native of Antarctica.
    • ...customs which the Antarcticans might have. How he wished he had made the trip alone, and need not share with Adam the scientific triumphs to come!
      Of course she was—the daughter of Morrison, Hull’s companion who had befriended and protected him against the Antarcticans.1935, Edison Marshall, Dian of the Lost Land, H. C. Kinsey & Company, Inc., pages 53 and 62
  2. (humorous, sometimes) One who has spent time in Antarctica, especially a scientist or researcher.
    • ...the easy-going good nature and “she’s right, mate,” attitude of the genuine Australian is a simple but practical outlook which could well be copied by many future Antarcticans.1956, Antarctic, New Zealand Antarctic Society

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Questions about Antarcticans

What is Antarcticans the plural of?
Antarcticans is the plural of Antarctican.

Words near Antarcticans in the dictionary

  1. Antarctic Zone
  2. Antarctica
  3. Antarctical
  4. antarctically
  5. Antarctican
  6. Antarcticans
  7. Antarctician
  8. Antarcticians
  9. antarcticite
  10. antarcticoside
  11. antarctictite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Antarcticans (page history and authors); Antarctican (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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