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atlantic
/ətˈlæntɪk/
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What does atlantic mean?
adjective
- Pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean.
- Pertaining to locations adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ocean, such as the British Isles in Northwestern Europe, or the eastern seaboard of the United States.
- Pertaining to the legendary island of Atlantis.
More meanings (8)
adjective
- Pertaining to the Atlantic language family.
- Descended from the legendary Atlas.
- (rare) Of or pertaining to the atlas, the uppermost vertebra in the spinal columns of humans and some other animals.
noun
- A steam locomotive of the 4-4-2 wheel arrangement.
proper noun
- The Atlantic Ocean.
- A phase of the Holocene epoch in the Blytt–Sernander system, extending from approximately 8,000 to 5,000 years before present.
- A branch of the Niger-Congo languages spoken along the Atlantic coast in West Africa.
- A city, the county seat of Cass County, Iowa, United States.
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IPA pronunciation
/ətˈlæntɪk/
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The Inman steamer did not depart till the next day, and could not cross the Atlantic in time to save the wager.
This re-examination will take account of the progress and experience acquired and will extend to relations between WEU and the Atlantic Alliance.
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We were now one hundred and forty miles distant from the Atlantic and about sixty from the nearest arm of the Pacific.
He had numerous offers from professional friends on both sides of the Atlantic, who supposed him to be in need of employment.
The sources of supply of that region seem to have been far inferior to the sources of supply of the Atlantic States.