Atlas Mountains

Arabic جِبَال الأَطْلَس‎ (jibāl al-ʔaṭlas), from Berber ⵉⴷⵓⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵟⵍⴰⵙ (idurar n waṭlas), both 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.

Atlas Mountains pl (plural only)

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

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