ATLANTIC Definition & Meaning

Atlantic

[ at-lan-tik ]

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adjective

of or relating to the Atlantic Ocean.
of, relating to, or situated on the eastern seaboard of the United States:
the Atlantic states.
of or relating to the countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean, especially those of North America and Europe.
of or relating to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or its members:
the Atlantic Alliance.

noun

the Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean ( def ).
Railroads. a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, four driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck.

Atlantic

/ ə��ˈ��æ�Գ�ɪ�� /

noun

the Atlantic
short for Atlantic Ocean

adjective

of or relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean
of or relating to Atlas or the Atlas Mountains

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

��ܲ�-��·��t�� adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Atlantic¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin Atlanticum (mare), “the Atlantic (ocean),” neuter of Atlanticus, from Greek ��ٱ��Գپ��ó�� “of (Mount) Atlas,” equivalent to Atlant- (stem of Á�ٱ�� ) + -ikos adjective suffix; Atlas ( def 1 ), -ic

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Atlantic¹

C15: from Latin Atlanticus, from Greek ( pelagos ) Atlantikos (the sea) of Atlas (so called because it lay beyond the Atlas Mountains)

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One other location stands out: Mauritania on West Africa's Atlantic coast - the nerve-centre of his operation and the place from which the migrant boat started its perilous journey.

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Waltz's ouster was somewhat expected after he shouldered the blame for adding The Atlantic's editor-in-chief to a sensitive group chat about attack plans in Yemen.

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“I run the country and the world,” he boasted to the Atlantic last week.

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It typified an anthemic style of song but their unpretentious and down-to-earth approach earned loyal followings on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Band leader Wallace Hartley and his fellow musicians were all killed along with more than 1,500 others after the ocean liner hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic in 1912.

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atlantes Atlantic Charter

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