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Atlantic

at·lan·tic

UK/ətˈlæn.tɪk/ US/ətˈlan.tɪk/ fairly common
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

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adjective

1.

relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean

  • “Atlantic currents”

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • Atlantic diet
  • Atlantic surf clam

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