antipodes
/ænˈtɪpəˌdiz/
noun
- Places on the surface of the earth that are directly opposite each other (especially used for Australia and New Zealand from the perspective of Europe).
- My pen pal lives in the antipodes, so when it's summer here, it's winter there.
- The airline offers flights to the antipodes, connecting London to New Zealand.
- Scientists studied the climate differences between the Arctic and its antipodes in the Southern Ocean.
- The exact opposite of something.
- Her calm personality is the antipodes of her brother's fiery temper.
- In the debate, his views were the antipodes of the speaker's arguments.
- The quiet village felt like the antipodes of the noisy city she had left.
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