Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subantarctic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
sub-antarc-tic
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English Antarctic English subantarctic From sub- + Antarctic.

Synonyms

Questions

What does subantarctic mean?
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.
Where does subantarctic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English Antarctic English subantarctic From sub- + Antarctic.

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