At·lan·tis
(ăt-lăn′tĭs)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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Atlantis
(ətˈlæntɪs)n
(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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At•lan•tis
(ætˈlæn tɪs)n.
a legendary island, first mentioned by Plato, said to have existed in the Atlantic Ocean W of Gibraltar and to have sunk beneath the sea.
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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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