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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /anˈti.po.di/
"Nuova Zelanda e Italia si trovano quasi agli antipodi."
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2 senses- 1
The parts of the earth directly opposite to each other.
"New Zealand is situated almost at the antipodes of Great Britain." - 2
Directly opposite things; polar opposites.
"Their political ideologies are the antipodes of one another."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek plural noun antipodes, meaning 'with feet opposite', formed from anti- ('opposite') and pous ('foot'). The term entered Late Middle English via Latin to describe parts of the globe diametrically opposite to each other, eventually expanding metaphorically to mean anything that is the exact opposite.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Antipodes" is said worldwide
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antipodes
Transliteration: /ɑ̃.ti.pɔd/
"L'Australie et l'Europe sont aux antipodes l'une de l'autre."
Antipoden
Transliteration: /antiˈpoːdn̩/
"Neuseeland liegt fast an den Antipoden von Europa."
antipodi
Transliteration: /anˈti.po.di/
"Nuova Zelanda e Italia si trovano quasi agli antipodi."
antípodas
Transliteration: /anˈti.po.ðas/
"Australia y España son prácticamente antípodas."
antípodas
Transliteration: /ãˈtʃi.po.dɐs/
"Os dois países estão situados em antípodas geográficas."
प्रतिपाद
Transliteration: pratipad
"न्यूजीलैंड ब्रिटेन के बिलकुल प्रतिपाद पर स्थित है।"
对极
Transliteration: duìjí
"这两个概念在哲学上是完全对极的。"
대척지
Transliteration: daecheokji
"뉴질랜드는 한국의 대척지에 위치해 있다."
対蹠地
Transliteration: taiseki-chi
"ニュージーランドは日本のおおむね対蹠地にあたる。"
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