Atlantic

adjective

At·​lan·​tic ət-ˈlan-tik 

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1

a

: of, relating to, or found in, on, or near the Atlantic Ocean

b

: of, relating to, or found on or near the east coast of the U.S.

2

: of or relating to the nations that border the Atlantic Ocean

the Atlantic community

Examples of Atlantic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That delay must have been agonizing for Atlantic executives. —Paul Grein, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2025

Storm places the birth and initial spread of nationalism in the crucible of the Atlantic revolutions of the eighteenth century. —Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025

My first memory of the Atlantic slave trade is of a childhood visit to the Freedom Schooner Amistad, in Sag Harbor, New York. —Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025

The wine ‘Jack,’ named after a family dog, is a fruity and fresh Mediterranean/Atlantic blend of Grenache/Syrah/Cabernet Sauvignon which is easy drinking with open, expansive flavors—think of sunny day sipping in the southern French countryside. —Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing Atlantic

• Atlantic croaker
• Atlantic puffin
• Atlantic salmon
• Atlantic time
• Atlantic white cedar
• mid-Atlantic
• Middle Atlantic
• North Atlantic Oscillation

Rhymes for Atlantic

• gigantic
• pedantic
• romantic
• semantic
• vedantic
• antic
• frantic
• transatlantic
• unromantic