Atlantean

/ətˈlænti.ən/

Atlantean noun: an inhabitant of the mythical island of Atlantis.

Noun

Atlantean (plural Atlanteans)

An inhabitant of the mythical island of Atlantis.
- The Atlanteans, among the ancients, passed for the favorite children of Neptune; they made known the worship of this god to other nations1847, M. Bodichon, Études sur l'Algérie, translated in Nott & Gliddon, 1854, Types of mankind
A pillar or statue in the form of an architectural atlas.
- This pyramid has been restored and the tall statues, called Atlanteans (Los Atlantes), have been erected on its summit.c. 2005, Sacred Sites: Tula

Adjective

Atlantean (not comparable)

Of or like the Greek titan Atlas, who carries the heavens on his shoulders, as in Atlantean strength
- With Atlantean shoulders fit to bear / The weight of mightiest Monarchies.1667, Milton, Paradise Lost
(figuratively) Of the celestial spheres carried by Atlas
- I [Elektra] shall pass from the earth to the stars’ Atlantean vault, and dwell in heaven1940, WHD Rouse, trans. of Nonnus, Dionysiaca
Of an architectural atlas or atlantid, or reminiscent of such: atlantean figures
- Arms outstretched, an Atlantean statue of Jesus welcomes a diver in the mysterious depths off Ambergris Caye2004, Lonely Planet, The travel book
Of the mythical island of Atlantis, its people, or its civilization.
- Barkashov saw a critical difference between Atlantis and Hyperborea in the organization of labor. The Atlantean economy, he claims, was based on the use of the mass slave labor in agriculture and crafts, while the Aryan civilization did not employ slaves nor tolerate slavery.2002, Vadim Joseph Rossman, Vidal Sassoon, International Center for the Study of Antisemitism (Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim), Russian Intellectual Antisemitism in the Post-Communist Era
(figuratively) flooded or submerged, especially in case of a natural disaster, reminiscent of the way Atlantis sank into the ocean
- So [after the tsunami], once again Hideaki navigated his way through the Atlantean city, picking his way through crumbling wreckage, splintered wood, and shredded metal to find his elderly mother.2011, Ben Thompson, Badass of the Week: Hideaki Akaiwa
of Saturn's moon Atlas

Proper noun

Atlantean

The language supposedly spoken by the inhabitants of Atlantis.
- How Atlantean sounded or how the various alphabets worked is anyone's guess, of course, but since there is a certain logic to how language is constructed, we might allow that theirs may not have been so different from our own.2008, J. Allan Danelek, Atlantis: Lessons from the Lost Continent
A constructed language invented for the 2001 animated film Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
- Indeed, Okrand's goal in inventing Atlantean was to recreate Indo-European, and it thus borrows from several languages yet contains no recognizable words from these linguistic systems.2006, Tim Conley, Stephen Cain, Encyclopedia of Fictional and Fantastic Languages

Atlantean meaning in Tamil

Atlantean in Tamil

லிபியாவிலுள்ள அட்லாஸ்மலையைச் சார்ந்த, மிகப்பெரிய

Forms of Atlantean

plural	Atlanteans
alternative form	Atlantian

Origin of Atlantean

From Atlas + -ean and Atlantis + -ean.

Questions about Atlantean

What does Atlantean mean?: Atlantean means an inhabitant of the mythical island of Atlantis.
What is Atlantean in Tamil?: Atlantean in Tamil is லிபியாவிலுள்ள அட்லாஸ்மலையைச் சார்ந்த, மிகப்பெரிய. See Atlantean meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Atlantean?: Atlantean can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Atlantean?: Atlantean is pronounced /ətˈlænti.ən/.
What is the plural of Atlantean?: The plural of Atlantean is Atlanteans.

Words near Atlantean in the dictionary

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