Meaning antipodes
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antipodeslate 14c., "persons who dwell on the opposite side of the globe;" 1540s as "place on the opposite side of the earth," from Latin antipodes "those who dwell on the opposite sid [..]
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antipodesn. A place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
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antipodesAntipodes are a pair of points that are on opposite sides of a planet (like the North Pole and the South Pole).
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antipodes(n) any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth
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antipodesOpposites, or peoples on opposite sides of the world.
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antipodes
The southern hemisphere
Used in UK to refer to Australia and New Zealand - ''(once common, now less so)''
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