atlas
noun/ˈætləs/
/ˈætləs/
- a book of maps
- a world atlas
- a road atlas of Europe
Extra Examples- We looked it up in the atlas.
- What examples of ribbon lakes can you find on an atlas of Scotland?
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAtlas is used after these nouns:- road
- world
Word Originlate 16th cent. (originally denoting a person who supported a great burden): via Latin from Greek Atlas, the name of one of the Titans who was made to support the heavens as punishment for his part in the revolt against the god Zeus. His picture appeared at the front of early atlases.
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