Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the antipodes; antipodal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to the antipodes, or the opposite side of the world; antipodal.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth
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Examples
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That would likely help the euro to catch up with the Antipodean currencies.
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I pass on my Antipodean fingerscrossedsaltovertheshoulder good luck to you all.
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Will he take the next step, as our Antipodean friends are recommending: to engage “more energetically” with popular websites such as Twitter, Facebook, Wikipedia and YouTube?
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That would likely help the euro to catch up with the Antipodean currencies.
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Amid the hubbub surrounding a bevy of proposed trans-Atlantic stock exchange mergers, a faint Antipodean wail reminds that another tie-up also is in the works, and it's not going so well.
Australia's Not-So-Foreign Exchange Joseph Sternberg 2011
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Some of those unable to get to one of these Tweet-ups are contenting themselves with a glass of something cold at home – indeed, some of the Antipodean members have already celebrated!
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A decade earlier England's "Barnacle", Trevor Bailey, and Australia's Ken "Slasher" Mackay, the latter earning his nickname in distinctively ironic Antipodean fashion just like "Curly" was given to bald men and "Bluey" to the red of hair, faced no such sanctions.
Pakistan's Azhar joins Barnacle and Boycott as new kid with the block | Rob Bagchi 2012
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Perhaps the fantasy market is not ready for something quite so otherly, so nostalgic in a determinedly Antipodean way.
MIND MELD: Who are Your Literary Influences in the Ongoing Conversation of Science Fiction? 2009
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A Loire Sauvignon Blanc called “Kiwi Cuvee” gets a thumbs down from Australian regulatory authorities after objections from their Antipodean neighbor.
Sarah Palin, impossible pairings, glasses, kiwi cuvee – sipped and spit | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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Bad news for Antipodean-bound cricket fans heading to the Ashes next month.
The US dollar is already worth less than a euro. Now will it fall behind the 'Aussie'? Andrew Clark 2010
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