Atlas Mountains en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈætləs ˈmaʊntɪnz/
Etymology
Calque of Arabic جِبَال الأَطْلَس (jibāl al-ʔaṭlas), ultimately from the Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas), stemming from the belief that the mountain range is actually the body of the Titan Atlas after being turned to stone.
Meanings
- (plural, plural-only) A mountain range in northwestern Africa, occupying portions of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Atlas Mountains | Number=Plur | canonical | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Atlas Mountain Dog · Atlas cedar
Translations (15)
sv Atlasbergen (Atlas Mountains) · fo Atlasfjøll (Atlas Mountains) · es Atlas (Atlas Mountains) · nl Atlasgebergte (Atlas Mountains) · ja アトラス山脈 (Atlas Mountains) · de Atlasgebirge (Atlas Mountains) · pt cordilheira do Atlas (Atlas Mountains) · el Όρη Άτλαντα (Atlas Mountains) · mk Атлас (Atlas Mountains) · fi Atlas-vuoristo (Atlas Mountains) · ar جِبَال الأَطْلَس (Atlas Mountains) · fi Atlasvuoret (Atlas Mountains) · hu Atlasz (Atlas Mountains) · tg кӯҳҳои Атлас (Atlas Mountains) · vi dãy núi Atlas (Atlas Mountains)