Atlantic Ocean

English

The Atlantic Ocean.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ətˈlæntɪk ˈoʊʃən/
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Proper noun

the Atlantic Ocean

  1. The ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east.
    Synonym: the Atlantic

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