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