Atlas Mountains

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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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈætləs ˈmaʊntɪnz/
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Proper noun

the Atlas Mountains pl (plural only)

  2. A mountain range in northwestern Africa, occupying portions of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.

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