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