atlas

noun
at*las \ ˈat-ləs \
1583{ds||1||}
  • a Titan who for his part in the Titans' revolt against the gods is forced by Zeus to support the heavens on his shoulders
  • one who bears a heavy burden
  • a bound collection of maps often including illustrations, informative tables, or textual matter

Atlas Mountains:g

geographical name
At*las Mountains \ ˈat-ləs \
  • mountains of northwestern Africa extending from southwestern Morocco to northeastern Tunisia; the highest peaks are in the Grand Atlas (also known as the High Atlas) in southwest central Morocco

dialect atlas

noun
dialect atlas \
1925
  • linguistic atlas

linguistic atlas

noun
linguistic atlas \
1917
  • a publication containing a set of maps on which speech variations are recorded —called also dialect atlas
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