Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atlantica

/ˌætlˈæntɪkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: at-lanti-ca
IPA: /ˌætlˈæntɪkə/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient continent that formed during the Proterozoic about 2,000 million years ago from various 2 Ga cratons located in what are now West Africa and eastern South America.

Etymology

The name was introduced by John J. W. Rogers in 1996, because the parts of the ancient continent are now located on opposite sides of the South Atlantic Ocean.

Questions

How do you pronounce atlantica?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌætlˈæntɪkə/.
What does atlantica mean?: An ancient continent that formed during the Proterozoic about 2,000 million years ago from various 2 Ga cratons located in what are now West Africa and eastern South America.
Where does atlantica come from?: The name was introduced by John J. W. Rogers in 1996, because the parts of the ancient continent are now located on opposite sides of the South Atlantic Ocean.

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