Atlantic

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Atlantic \At*lan"tic\, a. [L. Atlanticus, fr. Atlas. See {Atlas}
     and {Atlantes}.]
     1. Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied
        to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the
        east and America on the west; as, the Atlantic Ocean
        (called also the Atlantic); the Atlantic basin; the


        Atlantic telegraph.
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     2. Of or pertaining to the isle of Atlantis.
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     3. Descended from Atlas.
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              The seven Atlantic sisters.           --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Atlantic
       adj : relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean; "Atlantic
             currents"
       n : the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on
           the west from Europe and Africa on the east [syn: {Atlantic
           Ocean}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Atlantic, IA (city, FIPS 3520)
    Location: 41.39825 N, 95.01484 W
    Population (1990): 7432 (3356 housing units)
    Area: 21.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 50022
  Atlantic, NC
    Zip code(s): 28511
  Atlantic, PA
    Zip code(s): 16111

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Atlantic -- U.S. County in New Jersey
     Population (2000):    252552
     Housing Units (2000): 114090
     Land area (2000):     561.074300 sq. miles (1453.175705 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    110.371797 sq. miles (285.861629 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    671.446097 sq. miles (1739.037334 sq. km)
     Located within:       New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
     Location:             39.447721 N, 74.621566 W
     Headwords:
      Atlantic
      Atlantic, NJ
      Atlantic County
      Atlantic County, NJ
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Atlantic, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania
     Population (2000):    43
     Housing Units (2000): 15
     Land area (2000):     0.145908 sq. miles (0.377899 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.145908 sq. miles (0.377899 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            03440
     Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
     Location:             41.506012 N, 80.338452 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     16111
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Atlantic, PA
      Atlantic
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Atlantic, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
     Population (2000):    7257
     Housing Units (2000): 3354
     Land area (2000):     8.149918 sq. miles (21.108191 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.033013 sq. miles (0.085503 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    8.182931 sq. miles (21.193694 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            03520
     Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
     Location:             41.401404 N, 95.010867 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     50022
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Atlantic, IA
      Atlantic