Atitlán

[ ah-tee-tlahn ]

/ ˌɑ tiˈtlɑn /

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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).

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Origin of Atitlán

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Nahuatl: literally, “between the waters,” equivalent to atl “water” +titlan, a suffix meaning “between”

Words nearby Atitlán

-ation, atiptoe, atishoo, at issue, at it, Atitlán, Ativan, -ative, ATK, Atka Island, Atka mackerel

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. Brinton
Quezaltenango, the aboriginal Xelahuh, is some twenty-five or thirty miles westward from Lake Atitlan.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume IV|Hubert Howe Bancroft
Atitlan, a lake and mountain of Central America in Guatemala.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
Very nearly or quite the same organization prevailed in the courts of Quiche and Atitlan.
The Annals of the Cakchiquels|Daniel G. Brinton

On 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