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Atlantic : adj : relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean; "Atlantic
currents" [syn: Atlantic]
(noun)
1: the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on
the west from Europe and Africa on the east [syn: Atlantic,
Atlantic Ocean]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Atlantic : \At*lan"tic\, a. [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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Atlantic, IA (city, FIPS 3520)
Location: 41.39825 N, 95.01484 W
Population (1990): 7432 (3356 housing units)
Area: 21.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50022
Atlantic, NC
Zip code(s): 28511
Atlantic, PA
Zip code(s): 16111
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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