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Atlantis
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At·lan·tis  (t-lnts)
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]
n
(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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Noun1.Atlantis - according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquakeAtlantis - according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake
fictitious 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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Atlantis [ətˈlæntɪs] NAtlántida f


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