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antakya
nounVery Low
/ænˈtækjə/A city in southern Turkey; modern name for ancient Antioch.
antalkali
nounRare / Technical
/ˌantˈalkəlʌɪ/A substance that neutralizes an alkali or counteracts alkalinity.
antalkaline
adjectivenounVery low / Technical
/æntˈælkəlaɪn/A substance that counteracts or neutralises alkalinity.
antalya
nounLow
/ænˈtæl.jə/A major city and province on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey, known as a popular tourist destination.
antanaclasis
nounVery Low
/ˌæntəˈnækləsɪs/A rhetorical device where a word is repeated in a sentence with a different meaning each time.
antananarivo
nounC2
/ˌæntəˌnænəˈriːvəʊ/The capital city of Madagascar.
antapex
nounVery Low (Technical/Specialist)
/ˈæntɪpeɪks/The point in the sky directly opposite the solar apex (the direction of the Sun's motion through space); the direction away from which the Sun is moving relative to nearby stars.
antaranga
nounRare
/ˌæntəˈræŋɡə/Pertaining to the internal or inner aspects; inward, intimate, inherent.
antarctic
adjectivenounB2
/ænˈtɑːk.tɪk/Relating to or from the region around the South Pole, the Antarctic.
antarctic archipelago
nounC2
/ænˈtɑːk.tɪk ˌɑː.kɪˈpel.ə.ɡəʊ/A group of islands located within the Antarctic region, the area south of the Antarctic Circle.
antarctic beech
nounLow (Very technical/scientific)
/ænˌtɑːk.tɪk ˈbiːtʃ/A species of evergreen tree native to temperate rainforests of the Southern Hemisphere, particularly South America and Australasia.
antarctic circle
nounLow-frequency technical term
/ænˌtɑːk.tɪk ˈsɜː.kl̩/The line of latitude at approximately 66.5° south of the equator, marking the southern boundary of the area where the sun does not set at least one day a year (summer solstice) and does not rise at least one day a year (winter solstice).
antarctic circumpolar current
nounC2
/ænˌtɑːk.tɪk ˌsɜː.kəmˈpəʊ.lə ˈkʌr.ənt/The world's largest and most powerful ocean current, which flows clockwise around Antarctica from west to east.
antarctic convergence
nounC1
/ænˌtɑːktɪk kənˈvɜːdʒəns/A boundary in the Southern Ocean where cold, northward-flowing Antarctic surface water sinks beneath the warmer, less dense sub-Antarctic water.
antarctic ocean
nounLow
/ænˌtɑːk.tɪk ˈəʊ.ʃən/The body of water surrounding the continent of Antarctica, forming the southernmost oceanic region.
antarctic peninsula
nounC1
/ænˌtɑːk.tɪk pəˈnɪn.sjə.lə/A long, mountainous, northernmost projection of the Antarctic continent extending towards South America.
antarctic plate
nounC1/C2
/ænˈtɑːk.tɪk ˈpleɪt/A major tectonic plate that includes the continent of Antarctica and the surrounding Southern Ocean floor.
antarctic prion
nounVery low
/ænˈtɑːktɪk ˈpraɪən/A small seabird (Pachyptila desolata) of the Southern Ocean with blue-grey plumage, belonging to the petrel family.
antarctic zone
nounLow-medium (Specialised term)
/ænˈtɑːk.tɪk zəʊn/The region of the Earth surrounding the South Pole, characterized by extremely cold temperatures, ice-covered land and sea.
antarctica
nounB1
/ænˈtɑːk.tɪ.kə/The Earth's southernmost continent, located entirely within the Antarctic Circle and surrounding the South Pole. It is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent, covered almost entirely by a permanent ice sheet.

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