Antarctica Syllabification: (Ant·arc·ti·ca)Pronunciation: /antˈärktikə, -ˈärtikə/Translate Antarctica | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of Antarctica a continent around the South Pole, situated mainly within the Antarctic Circle and almost entirely covered by ice sheets. Its exploitation is governed by an international treaty of 1959, which was renewed in 1991. Antarctica in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Antarctica in the British & World English dictionary
