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Atlantis

at·lan·tis

UK/ətˈlæntəs/ US/ətˈlæntəs/ fairly common

noun

1.

according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake

Origin

From Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντίς (Atlantís), from Ἄτλας (Átlas, “Atlas”), either from ἁ- (ha-, copulative prefix) + Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“bear, undergo, endure”) or of Pre-Greek origin.

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