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# atlantis

proper noun (Atlantis)

«atlantis» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A legendary island city that, in an old story by the Greek writer Plato, sank under the sea in one day and night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantis/#m1)
2. In stories and films, Atlantis means a lost, wonderful underwater city. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantis/#m2)
3. (a name) Also the name of a NASA space shuttle and of some hotels and games. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantis/#m3)
4. Atlantis can also be the title of a magazine or book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantis/#m4)

### In the lessons

In history and reading lessons Atlantis is an example of a myth: there is no evidence it really existed, though people still search for it. Plato probably made it up to teach a lesson about pride. Written with a capital A.

### Examples

- Plato wrote about an island called Atlantis that sank into the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantis/#x1)
- Many films show Atlantis as an underwater city. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantis/#x2)
- Nobody has ever found Atlantis. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantis/#x3)
- The space shuttle Atlantis flew many missions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantis/#x4)
- In our story, the divers discovered a lost Atlantis. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantis/#x5)
- Is Atlantis real, or just a legend? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantis/#x6)

### Note

Proper noun, capital A. A legend, not history: there is no proof it existed. Related adjective «Atlantean». Not the same as the Atlantic Ocean, though the names are linked.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «atlantis» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantis/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«atlantis» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/atlantis.html) on Mova free.