Atlantean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An inhabitant of the mythical island of Atlantis.
  2. A pillar or statue in the form of an architectural atlas.
adj
  1. Of or like the Greek titan Atlas, who carries the heavens on his shoulders, as in Atlantean strength
  2. Of the celestial spheres carried by Atlas
  3. Of an architectural atlas or atlantid, or reminiscent of such: atlantean figures
  4. Of the mythical island of Atlantis, its people, or its civilization.
  5. flooded or submerged, especially in case of a natural disaster, reminiscent of the way Atlantis sank into the ocean
  6. of Saturn's moon Atlas
name
  1. The language supposedly spoken by the inhabitants of Atlantis.
  2. A constructed language invented for the 2001 animated film Atlantis: The Lost Empire.

Pronunciation

/ətˈlænti.ən/ /ætlənˈtiːən/

Word forms

Atlantean Atlanteans Atlantian

Etymology

From Atlas + -ean and Atlantis + -ean.

Related words

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