antipodean
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antipodean (not comparable)
- diametrically opposed
- relating to the antipodes, or situated at opposite sides of the Earth
- (informal) of, or pertaining to, Australia or New Zealand
- 2000, Bill Bryson, In a Sunburned Country, pages 10–11:
- 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 […]
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diametrically opposed
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situated at opposite sides of the Earth
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(informal) of, or pertaining to, Australia or New Zealand
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Noun edit
antipodean (plural antipodeans)
- An inhabitant of the antipodes.
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inhabitant of the antipodes