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Atlantian

/ətˈlænti.ən/

Atlantian is the alternative form of Atlantean.

Atlantian is the alternative form of Atlantan.

Meaning of Atlantean

Adjective

Atlantean (not comparable)

  1. 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
  2. (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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. (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
  6. of Saturn's moon Atlas

See all 10 meanings of Atlantean

Meaning of Atlantan

Adjective

Atlantan (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Atlanta

See all 2 meanings of Atlantan

Forms of Atlantian

pluralAtlantians

Origin of Atlantian

From Atlas + -ian and Atlantis + -ian.

From Atlanta + -ian.

Questions about Atlantian

What is Atlantian the alternative form of?
Atlantian is the alternative form of Atlantean.
How do you pronounce Atlantian?
Atlantian is pronounced /ətˈlænti.ən/.

Words near Atlantian in the dictionary

  1. Atlantan
  2. Atlantans
  3. Atlantean
  4. Atlanteans
  5. atlantes
  6. Atlantian
  7. Atlantians
  8. atlantic
  9. Atlantic bloc
  10. Atlantic bonito
  11. Atlantic bonitos

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Atlantian (page history and authors); Atlantean (page history and authors); Atlantan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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