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ATLANTIC
Atlantic
(adjective) relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean; “Atlantic currents”
Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean
(noun) the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
Source: WordNet® 3.1
At*lan"tic, a. Etym: [L. Atlanticus, fr. Atlas. See Atlas and Atlantes.]
1. 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.
2. Of or pertaining to the isle of Atlantis.
3. Descended from Atlas. The seven Atlantic sisters. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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