How to pronounce

Antarctica

/æntɑɹktɪkʌ/

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US English

/æntɑɹktɪkʌ/

Active

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UK English

/æntɑɹktɪkʌ/

Speed

Pronunciation Guide

Tricky

Syllables

an · TARC · ti · ca

Often drop the first 'c' and say 'an-ART-ica' instead of 'an-TARC-ti-ca.'

Picture an arc—'TARC'—of ice across Antarctica.

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