Atlantic Ocean
English
Etymology
From Middle English occean Atlantyke, a calque of Latin ōceanus Ā̆tlanticus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ətˈlæntɪk ˈoʊʃən/
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Proper noun
Derived terms
- North Atlantic Ocean (North Atlantic)
- Proto-Atlantic Ocean (Proto-Atlantic) (Iapetus Ocean (Iapetus))
- South Atlantic Ocean (South Atlantic)
Translations
the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east
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See also
- (oceans) ocean; Antarctic Ocean/Southern Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, (Category: en:Oceans)
Further reading
- “Atlantic Ocean”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Atlantic Ocean”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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