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antipodes
1[ an-tip-uh-deez ]
plural noun
- places diametrically opposite each other on the globe.
- those who dwell there.
Antipodes
2[ an-tip-uh-deez ]
noun
- a group of islands SE of and belonging to New Zealand. 24 sq. mi. (62 sq. km).
antipodes
/ ænˈtɪpəˌdiËz; ænËŒtɪpəˈdiËÉ™n /
plural noun
- either or both of two points, places, or regions that are situated diametrically opposite to one another on the earth's surface, esp the country or region opposite one's own
- the people who live there
- the antipodesoften capital Australia and New Zealand
- sometimes functioning as singular the exact or direct opposite
antipodes
/ ă²Ô-³Ùıè′ə-»åŧ³ú′ /
- Two places on directly opposite sides of the Earth, such as the North Pole and the South Pole.
antipodes
- Two places on the globe that are exactly opposite each other; for example, the North Pole and South Pole .
Derived Forms
- antipodean, adjectivenoun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²¹²Ô·³Ù¾±±è·´Ç·»å±ð·²¹²Ô [an-tip-, uh, -, dee, -, uh, n], adjective noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of antipodes1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of antipodes1
Example Sentences
These two locales — one urban, one rural — would form the antipodes of his work.
The news from the antipodes helped provide direction to markets that had been drifting ahead of the release of minutes of the U.S.
One conservative – that Islam and Christianity are antipodes.
Two places are antipodes to each other if they are directly opposite each other on the globe.
I sometimes sign my emails to National Geographic editors, “Yours from the antipodes,†because that’s how it feels to be so distant from the centers of American and European influence.
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