Atlantean

  1. Noun.  An inhabitant of the mythical island of Atlantis.
  2. Noun.  The language supposedly spoken by the inhabitants of Atlantis.
  3. Noun.  A language invented for the 2001 animated film ''Atlantis: The Lost Empire''.
  4. Noun.  An atlantean pillar or statue (one in the form of an architectural atlas).
  5. Adjective.  Of or like the Greek titan Atlas, who carries the heavens on his shoulders, as in ''Atlantean strength''.
  6. Adjective.  (figuratively) Of the celestial spheres carried by Atlas.
  7. Adjective.  Of an architectural atlas or atlantid, or reminiscent of such: ''atlantean figures''.
  8. Adjective.  Of the mythical island of Atlantis, its people, or its civilization.
  9. Adjective.  (figuratively) flooded or submerged, especially in case of a natural disaster, reminiscent of the way Atlantis sank into the ocean.
  10. Adjective.  of Saturn's moon Atlas.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.