Little America: Meaning and Definition of

Lit'tle Amer'ica

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  1. a base in the Antarctic, on the Bay of Whales, S of the Ross Sea: established by Adm. Richard E. Byrd of the U.S. Navy in 1929; used for later Antarctic expeditions.
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