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Atlantic
(at lan′tik)
adjective
of, in, on, or near the Atlantic Ocean
See Atlantic in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
The Atlantic Ocean.
adjective- Of, in, or near the Atlantic Ocean.
- Of, on, or near the eastern coast of the United States.
- 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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