antipodean en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Diametrically opposed.
- (not-comparable) Relating to the antipodes, or situated at opposite sides of the Earth.
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(informal, not-comparable) Of, or pertaining to, Australia or New Zealand.
So there is a certain sense of achievement just in arriving in Australia—a pleasure and satisfaction to be able to step from the airport terminal into dazzling antipodean sunshine[…]
2000, Bill Bryson, In a Sunburned Country, pages 10–11:Indeed, many antipodean teens are joining Yope, a new photo-sharing app geared toward Gen Z.
2025 December 9, Steven Humphries, “Australia now bans social media for teens under 16. Will other countries follow?”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
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Translations (12)
ca antípoda (situated at opposite sides of the Earth) · pl antypodyczny (situated at opposite sides of the Earth) · ru австрали́йский ((informal) of, or pertaining to, Australia or New Zealand) · fi vastapäinen (diametrically opposed) · ru диаметра́льно противополо́жный (diametrically opposed) · ru антипо́дный (situated at opposite sides of the Earth) · fi antipodinen (situated at opposite sides of the Earth) · de antipodisch (situated at opposite sides of the Earth) · ca antípoda (diametrically opposed) · pl antypodyczny (diametrically opposed) · fi vastakkainen (diametrically opposed) · ru новозела́ндский ((informal) of, or pertaining to, Australia or New Zealand)