subantarctique
French, adjective\syb.ɑ̃.taʁk.tik\
subantarctique is spelled S-U-B-A-N-T-A-R-C-T-I-Q-U-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 76 million words in written French, the 273,192nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Subantarctique is a French adjective meaning “subantarctic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est situé sous le 60ᵉ parallèle sud”.
What does subantarctique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
subantarctic
Les quatre bases françaises des régions antarctiques et sub-antarctiques seront ravitaillées par pétrolier. (Le Monde, 6 janv. 1968 ds Gilb. 1971)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est situé sous le 60ᵉ parallèle sud.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of subantarctique
- subantarctiques plural
- sub-antarctique alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce subantarctique?
- \syb.ɑ̃.taʁk.tik\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is subantarctique in French?
subantarctique appears about once in every 76 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).