atlantic
/ətˈlæn.tɪk/
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British/ətˈlan.tɪk/
atlantic adjective: of or pertaining to the atlas, the uppermost vertebra in the spinal columns of humans and some other animals.
Adjective (1)
atlantic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the atlas, the uppermost vertebra in the spinal columns of humans and some other animals.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Atlantic
the Atlantic
- 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.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Atlantic
Atlantic
- 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.
Adjective (2) capitalized: Atlantic
Atlantic (not comparable)
- 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.
- Pertaining to the Atlantic language family.
- Descended from the legendary Atlas.
- The Seav'n Atlantick sisters.1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
Noun capitalized: Atlantic
Atlantic (plural Atlantics)
- A steam locomotive of the 4-4-2 wheel arrangement.
- It is equally curious that whereas the first Swindon-built Atlantic began its career as a 4-6-0, the first Great Western 4-cylinder 4-6-0 began its career as an Atlantic.1944 January and February, 'Voyageur', “Atlantic Locomotives on the G.W.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 26
- Where these Atlantics fell from acoustic grace, however, was in their feeble screechy little whistle, so different from the N.B.R. mellow standard pattern.1952 December, R. S. McNaught, “The Voice of the Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 839
atlantic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
atlantic in Hindi
- अटलांटिक, एटलांटिक, अट्लांटिक्
atlantic in Tamil
- அட்லாண்டிக் மாகடல், அட்லாண்டிக் மாகடற்பகுதியைச் சார்ந்த, லிபியாவிலுள்ள அட்லாஸ் மலையைச் சார்ந்த
atlantic in Marathi
- अटलांटिक, अॅटलांटिक, एटलांटिक
atlantic in Urdu
- بحر اوقیانوس
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- atlantic in Bengali
- অতলান্তিক
- atlantic in Telugu
- అట్లాంటిక్
- atlantic in Malayalam
- അറ്റ്ലാന്റിക്, അറ്റ്ലാൻ്റിക്, അറ്റ്ലാൻറിക്
- atlantic in Kannada
- ಅಟ್ಲಾಂಟಿಕ್
- atlantic in Punjabi
- ਐਟਲਾਂਟਿਕ, ਅਟਲਾਂਟਿਕ
- atlantic in Gujarati
- એટલાન્ટિક, એટ્લાન્ટિક
- atlantic in Odia
- ଆଟଲାଣ୍ଟିକ୍, ଆଟ୍ଲାଣ୍ଟିକ୍, ଆଟଲାଣ୍ଟିକ
- atlantic in Nepali
- एटलान्टिक, एट्लान्टिक, अटलान्टिक
Synonyms of atlantic
Forms of atlantic
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | Atlantick |
| Noun | |
| plural | Atlantics |
Origin of atlantic
From Middle English Atlantyke, from Latin Ā̆tlanticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός (Atlantikós, “Atlantean, of Atlas”), from Ancient Greek Ἄτλᾱς (Átlās), either from ἁ- (ha-, copulative prefix) + Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“bear, undergo, endure”) or of Pre-Greek origin.
Words formed from atlantic
- amphiatlantic
- Atlantic City
- Atlantic County
- Atlantic croaker
- Atlantic Daylight Time
- Atlantic Flyway
- Atlantic ghost crab
- Atlantic Highlands
- Atlantic hookear sculpin
- Atlantic humpback dolphin
- Atlantic silverside
- Atlantic sixgill shark
- Atlantic Standard Time Zone
- Atlantic sturgeon
- Atlantic tarpon
- Atlantic Time
- Atlantic trumpetfish
- Atlantic Wall
- East Atlantic peacock wrasse
- Euro-Atlantic
- Graveyard of the Atlantic
- Mid-Atlantic
- North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Subatlantic
- trans-Atlantic
- transatlantic
- West Atlantic trumpetfish
- Atlantic diet
- Atlantic surf clam
Phrases with atlantic
- Atlantic cod
- Atlantic bloc
- Atlantic cods
- Atlantic diets
- Atlantic Isles
- Atlantic Ocean
- Atlantic saury
- North Atlantic
- South Atlantic
- Atlantic bonito
- Atlantic Canada
- Atlantic Forest
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- Atlantic puffin
- Atlantic salmon
- Atlantic tomcod
- Atlantic bonitos
- Atlantic halibut
- Atlantic herring
- Atlantic pollock
- Atlantic pomfret
- Atlantic puffins
- Atlantic salmons
- Atlantic sauries
- Atlantic tarpons
- Atlantic tomcods
- Atlantic croakers
- Atlantic halibuts
- Atlantic herrings
- Atlantic pollocks
- Atlantic pomfrets
- Atlantic provinces
- Atlantic roundhouse
- Atlantic surf clams
- Atlantic ghost crabs
- Atlantic roundhouses
- Atlantic silversides
- North Atlantic Ocean
- Atlantic Standard Time
- Atlantic horse mackerel
- Atlantic sixgill sharks
- Atlantic horse mackerels
- Atlantic sharpnose shark
- Atlantic spotted dolphin
- Atlantic hookear sculpins
- Atlantic sharpnose sharks
- Atlantic spotted dolphins
- Atlantic humpback dolphins
- North Atlantic Oscillation
- North Atlantic right whale
- Atlantic Coast leopard frog
- North Atlantic Oscillations
- North Atlantic right whales
- Atlantic Coast leopard frogs
- Islands of the North Atlantic
- Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross
- Atlantic yellow-nosed albatrosses
- North Atlantic Terrorist Organization
Words that rhyme with atlantic
- romantic
- antic
- frantic
- gigantic
- semantic
- Willimantic
- panromantic
- pedantic
- transromantic
- mantic
- marantic
- sycophantic
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Questions about atlantic
- What does atlantic mean?
- Atlantic means of or pertaining to the atlas, the uppermost vertebra in the spinal columns of humans and some other animals.
- What is atlantic in Hindi?
- Atlantic in Hindi is अटलांटिक, एटलांटिक, अट्लांटिक्. See Atlantic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is atlantic?
- Atlantic can be an adjective, a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce atlantic?
- Atlantic is pronounced /ətˈlæn.tɪk/ (UK).
Words near atlantic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: atlantic (page history and authors); Atlantic (page history and authors); atlantic (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); Atlantic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); atlantic (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); Atlantic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); atlantic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); atlantic (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); atlantic (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); atlantic (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); atlantic (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); atlantic (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); atlantic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); atlantic (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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