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Yes, the word 'Antarctic' is both a proper noun and a proper adjective.
The noun 'Antarctic' is a word for the region around the South Pole, Antarctica, and the surrounding ocean; the name of a specific place.
The adjective 'Antarctic' is used to describe another noun, such as region: the Antarctic region.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoYes. It is a proper noun, and thus should be capitalized.
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Can you change the proper noun Antarctica to a proper adjective?
The proper adjective for Antarctica is Antarctic, as in Antarctic Circle.
What is difference between Antarctic and Antarctica?
Antarctic is a modifier word used to describe a region, for example: the Antarctic region. Antarctica is a noun and is the name of a continent. Antarctica is contained within the Antarctic region.
How do you spell pengins?
The plural noun is penguins (flightless Antarctic birds).
What adjectives describe the antarctic beginning with the letter n?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun. An adjective beginning with the letter N to describe the Antarctic would be 'natural.'
How do you spell peingwins?
The correct spelling of the plural noun is "penguins" (flightless birds of the Antarctic).
Is antarctic a compound word?
No, the word 'Antarctic' is a single word, a proper adjective and a proper noun.A compound word is a word made up of two or more words that form a word with a meaning of its own.Examples of a compound words are Antarctic region or South Pole.Note: A proper noun and a proper adjective are always capitalized.
What countries lie on the Antarctic Plate?
The Antarctic plate is the tectonic plate that the continent of Antarctic. There are no countries on the Antarctic Plate.
Is the North Pole a proper noun?
I'm going with Yes or so I was taught. North Pole is a proper noun although usually reserved for "Santa Claus" letters. Arctic region for the north and Antarctic for the South Pole is more formal.The North Pole is, indeed, a proper noun. A north pole, is a common noun.
Is the Antarctic Desert in Africa?
No its in the Antarctic
Do penguins live in the Arctic sea or the Antarctic sea?
antarctic seasthey live in the antarctic
What does the Antarctic Lemming eat?
There are no lemmings in the Antarctic.
Is there an Antarctic Circle?
Yes, there is an Antarctic Circle.
