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TERRE ADELIE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Terre Adelie mean? 

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

1. a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguinsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


TERRE ADELIE (noun)


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 ("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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