Atlantic

(at lantik)

adjective

of, in, on, or near the Atlantic Ocean

See Atlantic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The Atlantic Ocean.
adjective
  1. Of, in, or near the Atlantic Ocean.
  2. Of, on, or near the eastern coast of the United States.
  3. Of or concerning countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean, especially those of Europe and North America.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English Atlantik

Origin: , from Latin (mare) Atlanticum, Atlantic (sea)

Origin: , from Greek (pelagos) Atlantikos

Origin: , from Atlās, Atlant-, Atlas, Mount Atlas (in west Africa, on which the heavens were believed to rest); see telə- in Indo-European roots

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