Atlantic Ocean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ətˈlæntɪk ˈoʊʃən/

Proper noun

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

   Synonyms: the Atlantic

Translations

• French: océan Atlantique, Atlantique
• German: Atlantischer Ozean, Atlantik
• Italian: Oceano Atlantico
• Portuguese: Atlântico, Oceano Atlântico
• Russian: Атла́нтика
• Spanish: océano Atlántico, Atlántico

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