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Webster 1913 Edition
Antipodean
Anˊti-po′de-an
,Adj.
Pertaining to the antipodes, or the opposite side of the world; antipodal.
Definition 2024
antipodean
antipodean
English
Adjective
antipodean (not comparable)
- diametrically opposed
- relating to the antipodes, or situated at opposite sides of the Earth
- (informal) of, or pertaining to, Australia or New Zealand
- 2000: Bill Bryson, In a Sunburned Country, pages 10-11:
- So there is a certain sense of achievement just in arriving in Australia—a pleasure and satisfaction to be able to step from the airport terminal into dazzling antipodean sunshine...
- 2000: Bill Bryson, In a Sunburned Country, pages 10-11:
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Translations
diametrically opposed
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situated at opposite sides of the Earth
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(informal) of, or pertaining to, Australia or New Zealand
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Noun
antipodean (plural antipodeans)
- An inhabitant of the antipodes.