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Antarctica Pronunciation
Antarctica is pronounced an-TAHRK-ti-kuh, IPA /ˌæˈnɑrtɪkə/.
an-TAHRK-ti-kuh
US /ˌæˈnɑrtɪkə/
Syllables: an · TAHRK · ti · kuh (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
proper noun: The ice-covered continent surrounding the South Pole.
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Antarctica in a Sentence
- No country owns Antarctica.
- Antarctica holds most of the fresh water on earth.
- They flew to Antarctica from the southern tip of Chile.
Common Mispronunciations of Antarctica
Not an-AR-ti-kuh
Sound the first c as a k, which makes the stressed syllable TAHRK.
Not AN-tahrk-ti-kuh
Put the peak on the second syllable and let the two after it sit flat.
Tip: Both c letters count. The slurred an-AR-ti-kuh is common but it loses a sound.
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