Atlantis

[ at-lan-tis ]

noun

1. a legendary island, first mentioned by Plato, said to have existed in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar and to have sunk beneath the sea, but linked by some modern archaeologists with the island of Thera, the surviving remnant of a much larger island destroyed by a volcanic eruption c1500 b.c.

Atlantis

/ ətˈlæntɪs /

noun

1. (in ancient legend) a continent said to have sunk beneath the Atlantic Ocean west of the Straits of Gibraltar

Atlantis

1. A kingdom in classical mythology . According to legend, it was once an island in the Atlantic Ocean , was swallowed up in an earthquake, and is now covered by the sea.

Example Sentences

The editor of the nonpartisan journal the New Atlantis pointed out in a 2022 New York Times essay that a little humility would have served Fauci and the country better.

From Los Angeles Times

Poseidon, also known as the king of Atlantis, is representative of Pharrell’s relationship to water, and the community he grew up in in Virginia Beach, also called Atlantis.

From Los Angeles Times

The Bulldogs could also face three high-major opponents in as many days at the Battle 4 Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas.

From Seattle Times

He says he’s the mayor of the underwater city New Atlantis and that I’m welcome to visit anytime.

From Literature

On this island utopia, which like Atlantis and El Dorado is full of riches, “there was no metal but gold” and the rulers were all strong Black women.

From New York Times

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