Phrase guide

North Atlantic

adj · name · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • an alarming fall in North Atlantic fish stocks

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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name

Meaning 2

The portion of the Atlantic Ocean that lies primarily between North America and the northeast coast of South America to the east, and Europe and the northwest coast of Africa to the west.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

that part of the Atlantic Ocean to the north of the equator

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: part, piece

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հյուսիսատլանտյան (hyusisatlantyan) — pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it
  • Belarusian: паўночнаатланты́чны (pawnočnaatlantýčny) — pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it
  • Bulgarian: северноатлантически (severnoatlantičeski) — pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it
  • Czech: severoatlantický — pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it
  • Danish: nordatlantisk — pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it
  • Dutch: Noord-Atlantisch — pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it
  • Finnish: pohjoisatlanttinen — pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it
  • Georgian: ჩრდილოატლანტიკური (črdiloaṭlanṭiḳuri) — pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it
  • German: nordatlantisch — pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it
  • Greek: βορειοατλαντικός (voreioatlantikós) — pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it
  • Hungarian: észak-atlanti — pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it
  • Latvian: Ziemeļatlantijas — pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it
  • Macedonian: северноатлантски (severnoatlantski) — pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it
  • Norwegian: nordatlantisk — pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it
  • Polish: północnoatlantycki — pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it
  • Russian: североатланти́ческий (severoatlantíčeskij) — pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it
  • Silesian: půłnocnoatlantycki — pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it
  • Slovak: severoatlantický — pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it
  • Slovene: severnoatlantski — pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it
  • Swedish: nordatlantisk — pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it
  • Ukrainian: північноатланти́чний (pivničnoatlantýčnyj) — pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it
  • Catalan: Atlàntic nord — north portion of Atlantic Ocean
  • Chinese Mandarin: 北大西洋 (Běi Dàxīyáng) — north portion of Atlantic Ocean
  • Dutch: Noord-Atlantische Oceaan — north portion of Atlantic Ocean
  • Finnish: Pohjois-Atlantti — north portion of Atlantic Ocean
  • French: océan Atlantique Nord — north portion of Atlantic Ocean
  • Galician: Atlántico Norte — north portion of Atlantic Ocean
  • Georgian: ჩრდილოეთ ატლანტის ოკეანე (črdiloet aṭlanṭis oḳeane) — north portion of Atlantic Ocean
  • Georgian: ჩრდილოეთ ატლანტიკის ოკეანე (črdiloet aṭlanṭiḳis oḳeane) — north portion of Atlantic Ocean
  • German: Nordatlantik — north portion of Atlantic Ocean
  • Japanese: 北大西洋 (Kita Taiseiyō) — north portion of Atlantic Ocean
  • Korean: 북대서양 (Bukdaeseoyang) — north portion of Atlantic Ocean
  • Portuguese: Atlântico Norte — north portion of Atlantic Ocean
  • Romanian: Atlanticul de Nord — north portion of Atlantic Ocean
  • Spanish: Atlántico Norte — north portion of Atlantic Ocean
  • Turkish: Kuzey Atlantik — north portion of Atlantic Ocean
  • Welsh: Gogledd yr Iwerydd — north portion of Atlantic Ocean