Definitions for Atlantic
ætˈlæn tɪkAt·lantic

Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean(adj)

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

2. Atlantic(adj)

   relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean

   "Atlantic currents"

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Atlantic(adj)

   of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on the west; as, the Atlantic Ocean (called also the Atlantic); the Atlantic basin; the Atlantic telegraph

   Etymology: [L. Atlanticus, fr. Atlas. See Atlas and Atlantes.]

2. Atlantic(adj)

   of or pertaining to the isle of Atlantis

   Etymology: [L. Atlanticus, fr. Atlas. See Atlas and Atlantes.]

3. Atlantic(adj)

   descended from Atlas

   Etymology: [L. Atlanticus, fr. Atlas. See Atlas and Atlantes.]

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1. Atlantic

   Atlantic is a city in, and the county seat of, Cass County, Iowa, United States, located along the East Nishnabotna River. The population was 7,112 in the 2010 census, a decline from the 7,257 population in the 2000 census.

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1. Atlantic

   at-lan′tik, adj. pertaining to Atlas, or to the Atlantic Ocean.—n. the ocean between Europe, Africa, and America. [From Mount Atlas, in the north-west of Africa, named from the Titan, Atlas.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. atlantic

   The sea which separates Europe and Africa from the Americas, so named from the elevated range called the Atlas Mountains in Morocco.

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1. Atlantic

   A type of ocean with known coordinates.

   The Atlantic ocean has known coordinates and is documented on various types of paper and digital maps.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 19, 2017  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Atlantic' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4071

Anagrams for Atlantic »

1. Tantalic

How to pronounce Atlantic?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Atlantic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Atlantic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Atlantic in a Sentence

1. James Overland:

   If you think of those two storm centers as kind of a dumbbell with the winds blowing around them, it brought all that warm air up from the Atlantic to near the North Pole.

2. Ken Parnell:

   Atlantic city took a big hit when those casinos closed and people lost their homes. And now that all seems to be turning around.

3. Jens Stoltenberg:

   North Atlantic Treaty Organization does not possess or North Atlantic Treaty Organization does n’t sell military equipment, that is something the nations are doing or not doing.

4. Frank Rose:

   These capabilities are designed to defend NATO Europe against threats from outside the Euro-Atlantic area. They are not directed against Russia.

5. Keith Richards:

   When we got to Atlantic City.

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