antipodean

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The rare presence of three Chinese naval ships in the Tasman Sea has put both antipodean countries on alert in recent days, with Australia calling it "unusual".

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

In the meantime, enjoy the holidays — and don’t hesitate to send us your own examples of antipodean wonder.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2023

The two antipodean currencies are often used as liquid proxies for the Chinese yuan.

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2023

British farmers, meanwhile, fear beef and lamb from the antipodean nations’ large livestock industries will flood the British market under the deal’s vastly increased quotas.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2023

Then must commence at once the stern necessity of their return home,—home, not only to England, but to those antipodean islands from which it was too probable that some of them might never come back.

From He Knew He Was Right by Trollope, Anthony