Atlantean

[ at-lan-tee-uhn, -luhn- ]

adjective
  1. pertaining to the demigod Atlas.

  2. having the strength of Atlas: He was of monumental girth and Atlantean power.

  1. pertaining to Atlantis.

Origin of Atlantean

1
1660–70; <Latin Atlantē(us) (<Greek Atlánteios of Atlas, equivalent to Atlant-, stem of Átlās + -eios adj. suffix) + -an

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British Dictionary definitions for Atlantean

Atlantean

/ (ˌætlænˈtiːən, ætˈlæntɪən) /


adjective
  1. literary of, relating to, or like Atlas; extremely strong

  2. of or connected with Atlantis

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