Atitlán
[ ah-tee-tlahn ]
noun
Lake Atitlán, a crater lake in southwestern Guatemala, 4,700 feet (1,433 meters) above sea level. About 53 square miles (137 square kilometers).
Origin of Atitlán
1First recorded in 1895–1900; from Nahuatl: literally, “between the waters,” equivalent to atl “water” +titlan, a suffix meaning “between”
Words Nearby Atitlán
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How to use Atitlán in a sentence
Their first arrival at Lake Atitlan is noted , and the war that they waged with the Ikomags .
The Annals of the Cakchiquels | Daniel G. BrintonQuezaltenango, the aboriginal Xelahuh, is some twenty-five or thirty miles westward from Lake Atitlan.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume IV | Hubert Howe BancroftAtitlan, a lake and mountain of Central America in Guatemala.
Very nearly or quite the same organization prevailed in the courts of Quiche and Atitlan.
The Annals of the Cakchiquels | Daniel G. BrintonOn the land side the slope of Atitlan dipped into the great lake which sparkled below us in the sunlight.
A Glimpse at Guatemala | Anne Cary Maudslay
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