Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Mythology A legendary island in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar, said by Plato to have sunk beneath the sea during an earthquake.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A mythical island of vast extent, mentioned by Plato and other ancient writers, and placed by them in the far West.
Wiktionary
- n. Mythical country said to have sunk into the Atlantic Ocean.
WordNet 3.0
- n. according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake
Etymologies
- From Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντίς (Atlantis), from Ἄτλας (Atlas). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Soon, nearly every system in Atlantis is affected by ominous power disruptions.”
“Although the Atlantis is a gorgeous place to sight-see, it's not a very great place to stay.”
“I feel that "Atlantis" is the main reason for the dilution of "Stargate".”
SciFi Channel Celebrates Stargate SG-1's 200th Episode by Cancelling Series
“Liftoff of Atlantis is the next entry in this blog.”
“President Obama Calls the Space Shuttle Atlantis is the next entry in this blog.”
“Endeavour test date set; knob jammed in Atlantis, SpaceflightNow. com”
“On NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A, radiator dents, caused by a falling socket in Atlantis 'payload bay during payload installation operations last week, were photographed yesterday and a crack was observed.”
“Now that Atlantis is over, there are plenty of Stargate fans looking for a new show to love.”
“The separation of Atlantis from the main tank is AWESOME.”
“Therefore what Atlantis is doing this mission is bringing up heavy and oddly shaped pieces of machinery.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘Atlantis’.
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Apples to Apples: Red Cards
A complete list of the red cards (things) from the popular word game.
bad haircut, carnival workers, grave robbers, Chinatown, a cheap motel, killer whales, UV rays, flat tire, Japan, Michelangelo, Alfred Hitchcock, Cindy Crawford and 734 more...
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Fictional Places
Fictional worlds, countries, etc., particularly fantasy or sci-fi ones
Oz, Narnia, Wonderland, Underland, Underground, Labyrinth, Neverland, Pern, Tortall, Middle Earth, Archenland, Andalasia and 76 more...
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(AWESOME) Fictional places
Dune, Gaia, Arrakis, Mordor, Gotham City, Hogwarts, Oz, Narnia, Neverland, Rivendell, Valhalla, Utopia and 22 more...
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athame, amethyst, azure, anodyne, ambrosia, aeon, Atlantis, Labyrinth, enchantment, annihilation, vanquish, hummingbird and 2 more...
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