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antipodean::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | antipodal |
| Derivation | antipode |
antipodean latitudes.
Examples of antipodean
antipodean
I'd forgotten that he was one in their line of excellent antipodean philosophers.
From the guardian.co.uk
There was even something faintly antipodean or transatlantic about his accent.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
The view from an antipodean, ex-colony of Europe is distinctly rose-coloured.
From the economist.com
I had truly been treated like a chief, or at least his antipodean offsider.
From the nzherald.co.nz
A global race needs an antipodean call as much as Auckland needs the event.
From the nzherald.co.nz
What would a winemaker-of-the-year in Portugal know about antipodean reds?
From the time.com
To sing the praises of antipodean Chardonnay from my sunny California desk?
From the sfgate.com
Antipodean discomfort aside, this England team will be difficult to beat.
From the nzherald.co.nz
A hoon is an antipodean term that suggests loutish, antisocial behaviour.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Antipodal: relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth; "antipodean latitudes"; "antipodal regions of the earth"; "antipodal points on a sphere"
- In geography, the antipodes (/u00E6nu02C8tu026Apu0259diu02D0z/; from Greek: u1F00u03BDu03C4u03AFu03C0u03BFu03B4u03B5u03C2) of any place on Earth is the point on the Earth's surface which is diametrically opposite to it. Two points that are antipodal /u00E6nu02C8tu026Apu0259du0259l/ to each other are connected by a straight line running through the centre of the Earth.
- The Antipodeans were a group of Australian modern artists who asserted the importance of figurative art, and protested against abstract expressionism. They staged a single exhibition in Melbourne during August 1959.
