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 Word Forms

��ܲ�-��·��t�� adjective

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Word 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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Word 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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Example Sentences

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President Donald Trump will meet with The Atlantic magazine editor-in-chief who was inadvertently added to a Signal group chat with administration officials discussing air strikes against the Houthi group in Yemen.

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An investigation by The Atlantic revealed Meta may have accessed millions of pirated books and research papers through LibGen - Library Genesis - to train its Llama AI.

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The three members of the self-proclaimed ‘sun cream brigade’ have made the pilgrimage across the Atlantic to perform at music’s sacred grounds in Indio on Friday.

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The existence of the earlier Signal group was revealed by Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of the Atlantic magazine, who was accidentally included in it.

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It's a pipe that snakes under the stony beach and out into the Atlantic, sucking up seawater and bringing it onshore.

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atlantes Atlantic Charter

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