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atlas mountains

/ˈætləs ˈmaʊntɪnz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables
at-las -moun-tains
IPA
/ˈætləs ˈmaʊntɪnz/
16
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

the Atlas Mountains (canonical, plural)

Phrases

Atlas cedar Atlas Mountain Dog

Questions

How do you pronounce atlas mountains?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈætləs ˈmaʊntɪnz/.
What does atlas mountains mean?
A mountain range in northwestern Africa, occupying portions of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
Where does atlas mountains come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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