Antipodes

Meaning

Noun

●

The place on the

diametrically

opposite side

of the

earth

from a given point.

●

The Southern Hemisphere.

●

In British English:

Australia and New Zealand.

●

The

opposite

of something.

●

plural of antipode

Name

●

The

southern

hemisphere

●

Used in UK to

refer

to Australia and New Zealand - (once common, now less so)

Sourced from

Wiktionary

Origin

antipodes

English

ἀντίποδες

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

Sourced from

Continental United States

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Antipodes

Meaning

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