Atlantic

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Etymology 1

From Latin Atlanticus.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ət-lăn'tĭk, IPA: /ətˈlæn.tɪk/, SAMPA: /@t"l{ntIk/

  Rhymes: -æntɪk

Proper noun

Atlantic

1. The Atlantic Ocean.

Translations

the Atlantic Ocean

Chinese: 大西洋 (Dàxī Yáng) Croatian: Atlantik (hr) m. Czech: Atlantik (cs) m. Dutch: Atlantisch (nl) Finnish: Atlantti (fi)

French: l’Atlantique Polish: Atlantyk (pl) m., Ocean Atlantycki (pl) m. Spanish: Atlántico (es) m. Yiddish: אַטלאַנטיק (yi) (atlantik)

Etymology 2

Derived from the above meaning.

Proper noun

Atlantic

1. A branch of the Niger-Congo languages spoken along the Atlantic coast in West Africa.

Adjective

Atlantic (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean.
2. Pertaining to locations adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ocean, such as the British Isles or the Eastern seaboard of the USA.
3. Pertaining to the legendary island of Atlantis.
4. Pertaining to the Atlantic language family.

Translations

pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean

Dutch: Atlantisch (nl) French: atlantique (fr) German: atlantisch (de)

Polish: atlantycki (pl) m. Yiddish: אַטלאַנטיש (yi) (atlantish)

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Esperanto: Atlantika (eo)

Anagrams

• tantalic