Atlas Mountains

Betekenis (Engels)

A mountain range in northwestern Africa, occupying portions of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.

Sinonieme

Chenoua

People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria

Vertalings

Atlasgebirge

Atlasgebergte

Atlas

Atlas

جبال الأطلس

Atlas

Atlante

Cordilheira do Atlas

Algèria

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Αλγερία

Demokratische Volksrepublik Algerien

Άτλας

Ἀλγερία

جبال أطلس

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈætləs ˈmaʊntɪnz/

Etimologie (Engels)

Calque of Arabic جِبَال الأَطْلَس (jibāl al-ʔaṭlas), ultimately from the Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas), stemming from the belief that the mountain range is actually the body of the Titan Atlas after being turned to stone.