ətˈlantik, -aan-, -ēk adjective
Etymology: Latin Atlanticus, from Greek Atlantikos, from Atlantis Atlantic ocean (from Atlant-, Atlas, the Titan or the Atlas mountains in southern Mauretania, named after him) + -ikos -ic
1. usually capitalized
a. : of, relating to, or found in, on, or near the Atlantic ocean
the author's picture is fundamentally valid for our Atlantic civilization as a whole — H.M.Parshley
b. : of, relating to, or found on or near the east coast of the U.S.
the chief Atlantic ports
the middle- Atlantic states
2.
[New Latin atlant-, atlas + English -ic ]
anatomy : of or relating to the atlas