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TERRE ADELIE

Dictionary entry overview: What does Terre Adelie mean?

• TERRE ADELIE (noun)
The noun TERRE ADELIE has 1 sense:

1. a costal region of Antarctica south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins

Familiarity information: TERRE ADELIE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TERRE ADELIE (noun)

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Meaning:

A costal region of Antarctica south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Adelie Coast; Adelie Land; Terre Adelie

Instance hypernyms:

geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Holonyms ("Terre Adelie" is a part of...):

Antarctic continent; Antarctica (an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep)

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