At·lan·tis ( t-ln t s)n. Mythology A legendary island in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar, said by Plato to have sunk beneath the sea during an earthquake. |
Atlantis [ətˈlæntɪs]
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(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) (in ancient legend) a continent said to have sunk beneath the Atlantic Ocean west of the Straits of Gibraltar
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| Noun | 1. |  Atlantis - according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquakefictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings |
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