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At·lan·tis 
[at-lan-tis] Pronunciation Key
[at-lan-tis] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a legendary island, first mentioned by Plato, said to have existed in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar and to have sunk beneath the sea, but linked by some modern archaeologists with the island of Thera, the surviving remnant of a much larger island destroyed by a volcanic eruption c1500 b.c. |
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| At·lan·tis
(āt-lān'tĭs) Pronunciation Key
n. Mythology A legendary island in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar, said by Plato to have sunk beneath the sea during an earthquake. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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| atlantis | |
noun | |
| according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake |
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Atlantis
Atlantis
A kingdom in classical mythology. According to legend, it was once an island in the Atlantic Ocean, was swallowed up in an earthquake, and is now covered by the sea.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Atlantis, FL (city, FIPS 2500) Location: 26.59618 N, 80.10188 W
Population (1990): 1653 (1067 housing units)
Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
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