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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east;
[syn: Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean;
- Example: "Atlantic currents"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Atlantic \At*lan"tic\, a. [L. Atlanticus, fr. Atlas. See Atlas and Atlantes.] 1. Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on the west; as, the Atlantic Ocean (called also the Atlantic); the Atlantic basin; the Atlantic telegraph. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to the isle of Atlantis. [1913 Webster] 3. Descended from Atlas. [1913 Webster] The seven Atlantic sisters. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Atlantic adj 1: relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean; "Atlantic currents" n 1: the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east [syn: Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean]