- Adélie Coast
- Adélie Coast [ad′ə lē΄; ] Fr [ ȧ dā lē′]region in Antarctica, south of Australia, claimed by France: 166,800 sq mi (432,010 sq km): also Adélie Land, Fr. name Terre Adélie [ter ȧ dā lē′]
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
Adélie Coast
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Adélie Coast — /euh day lee/; Fr. /ann day lee / a coastal region of Antarctica, south of Australia: claimed by France. * * * ▪ region, Antarctica also called Adélie Land, part of the coast of Wilkes Land in eastern Antarctica, extending from Claire… … Universalium
Adelie Coast — noun a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins • Syn: ↑Adelie Land, ↑Terre Adelie • Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area, ↑geographic area, ↑geographical region, ↑geographic region … Useful english dictionary
Adélie Coast — /ədili ˈkoʊst/ (say uhdeelee kohst) noun a coastal region of Antarctica south of Australia; under French sovereignty. Also, Adélie Land …
Adélie penguin — /əˌdili ˈpɛŋgwən/ (say uh.deelee penggwuhn) noun a penguin Pygoscelis adeliae, which breeds mainly in Antarctica but is occasionally found on the southern coast of Australia. {named after Adélie Coast} …
Adélie penguin — noun Etymology: Adélie Coast, Antarctica Date: 1907 a small antarctic penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) called also Adélie … New Collegiate Dictionary
Adelie — noun medium sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie Coast of Antarctica • Syn: ↑Adelie penguin, ↑Pygoscelis adeliae • Hypernyms: ↑penguin • Member Holonyms: ↑Pygoscelis, ↑genus Pygoscelis … Useful english dictionary
Adelie Land — noun a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins • Syn: ↑Terre Adelie, ↑Adelie Coast • Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area, ↑geographic area, ↑geographical region, ↑geographic region … Useful english dictionary
Adelie penguin — noun medium sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie Coast of Antarctica • Syn: ↑Adelie, ↑Pygoscelis adeliae • Hypernyms: ↑penguin • Member Holonyms: ↑Pygoscelis, ↑genus Pygoscelis … Useful english dictionary
Adélie Valley — (65°30′S 136°0′E / 65.5°S 136°E / 65.5; 136), also variously known as Adilie Valley, Dumont d Urville Trough or Adélie Trough, is a drowned fjord (undersea valley) o … Wikipedia
Adélie Land — This article is about the French claimed sector of Antarctica. For the French colonies in South America, see France Antarctique. Adélie Land Terre Adélie … Wikipedia
