Atlantic

== English == === Alternative forms === Atlantick (obsolete) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ət-lăn'tĭk, IPA(key): /ətˈlæn.tɪk/ (General American) enPR: ăt-lăn'tĭk, IPA(key): /ætˈlæn.tɪk/, /ætˈlæn.ɪk/, [ætˈlæɾ̃.ɪk] Rhymes: -æntɪk === Proper noun === 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 === 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === 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. ==== Derived terms ==== Atlantic diet Atlantic surf clam ==== Descendants ==== → Welsh: Atlantig, Atlantaidd ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Atlantic (plural Atlantics) (rail transport) A steam locomotive of the 4-4-2 wheel arrangement. === Anagrams === tantalic