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ADELIE LAND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Adelie Land mean?
• ADELIE LAND (noun)
The noun ADELIE LAND has 1 sense:
1. a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins
Familiarity information: ADELIE LAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A costal region of Antarctica to the 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 ("Adelie Land" 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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