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Pronunciation / Transliteration: atlas
"Abra o atlas na página do Brasil."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A book of maps or charts.
"She opened the atlas to find the map of Europe."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Named after Atlas, the Titan in Greek mythology who held up the celestial spheres, whose image was traditionally placed on the front of early map collections.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Atlas" is said worldwide
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Atlas
Transliteration: Atlas
"Schlag die Karte im Atlas nach."
atlas
Transliteration: atlas
"Regarde dans l'atlas pour trouver la capitale."
atlante
Transliteration: atlante
"Ho cercato il fiume sull'atlante."
atlas
Transliteration: atlas
"Busqué el país en el atlas geográfico."
atlas
Transliteration: atlas
"Abra o atlas na página do Brasil."
मानचित्र ववली
Transliteration: manchitra vali
"मैंने एटलस में देश का नक्शा देखा।"
地图集
Transliteration: dì tú jí
"请在地图集里找到这座城市。"
지도책
Transliteration: jido-chaek
"지도책에서 아프리카를 찾으세요."
地図帳
Transliteration: chizu-chō
"地図帳を開いて場所を確認してください。"
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