Atlantean

Meaning

Noun

1. An inhabitant of the mythical island of Atlantis.
2. A pillar or statue in the form of an architectural atlas.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of or like the Greek titan Atlas, who carries the heavens on his shoulders, as in Atlantean strength
2. (figuratively, not-comparable) Of the celestial spheres carried by Atlas
3. (not-comparable) Of an architectural atlas or atlantid, or reminiscent of such: atlantean figures
4. (not-comparable) Of the mythical island of Atlantis, its people, or its civilization.
5. (figuratively, not-comparable) flooded or submerged, especially in case of a natural disaster, reminiscent of the way Atlantis sank into the ocean
6. (not-comparable) of Saturn's moon Atlas

Name

1. The language supposedly spoken by the inhabitants of Atlantis.
2. A constructed language invented for the 2001 animated film Atlantis: The Lost Empire.

Synonyms

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Translations

Atlantisch

van Atlantis

atlantique

atlante

Atlantiër

herculéen

atlant

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ətˈlænti.ən/

Etymology

From Atlas + -ean and Atlantis + -ean.