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Atlantic

/ətˈlæn.tɪk/ adjective B1
  1. Pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean.
  2. 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.
  3. Pertaining to the legendary island of Atlantis.
  4. Pertaining to the Atlantic language family.
  5. Descended from the legendary Atlas.
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“From a drop of water,” said the writer, “a logician could infer the possibility of an Atlantic or a Niagara without having seen or heard of one or the other.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 18 · B2
Day dawns beyond the Atlantic Sea,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 9 · C1
First and foremost, it was a hardworking fishing boat operating in the North Atlantic.
The Legend of the Bluenose, p. 1 · B2
Meanwhile, across the Atlantic Ocean, British scholars deliberately maintained their historical spellings as a point of cultural continuity and tradition.
Shaping American English, p. 1 · C1

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