# Atlantic Ocean

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ətˈlæntɪk ˈoʊʃən/

## Definitions
1. The ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east.

## Etymology
From Middle English occean Atlantyke, a calque of Latin ōceanus Ā̆tlanticus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/atlantic-ocean