Atlantic Ocean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east.

Pronunciation

/ətˈlæntɪk ˈoʊʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Atlantic Ocean.wav

Word forms

Atlantic Ocean the Atlantic Ocean

Etymology

From Middle English occean Atlantyke, a calque of Latin ōceanus Ā̆tlanticus.

Synonyms

Derived words

North Atlantic Ocean Proto-Atlantic Ocean South Atlantic Ocean
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