Atlantis

American  

[at-lan-tis] / ætˈlæn tɪs /

noun

1. a legendary island, first mentioned by Plato, said to have existed in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar and to have sunk beneath the sea, but linked by some modern archaeologists with the island of Thera, the surviving remnant of a much larger island destroyed by a volcanic eruption c1500 b.c.

---

Atlantis British  

/ ətˈlæntɪs /

noun

1. (in ancient legend) a continent said to have sunk beneath the Atlantic Ocean west of the Straits of Gibraltar

---

Atlantis Cultural  

1. A kingdom in classical mythology. According to legend, it was once an island in the Atlantic Ocean, was swallowed up in an earthquake, and is now covered by the sea.

---

Example Sentences

At the Atlantis resort, also on the Palm, more than 700 hotel employees were laid off during the war, around 10% of the staff, a person familiar with the decision said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Claudine Schwartz, a 49-year-old French tourist staying at the Royal Atlantis on The Palm, told AFP that she heard explosions and saw plumes of smoke Saturday.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

But first, Atlantis Hospital referred the toddler to Euracare for pre-flight investigations, including an MRI and a spinal tap, or lumbar puncture.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

She returned to Earth with the STS-117 crew aboard space shuttle Atlantis.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

The caption reads, Headed to Atlantis with Mom for a weekend of shopping!

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Related Words

• delusion
• fancy
• illusion
• nightmare
• reverie
• vision