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Mayda

Mayda

9.9
An island once thought to exist in the North Atlantic
  • proper noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : Mayda
  • Many old nautical charts included Mayda among other mysterious islands.

Examples

  • Historians debate whether Mayda was based on real sightings or pure legend.

  • Sailors in the 16th century searched for Mayda in the North Atlantic.

  • The ancient map depicted the mysterious island of Mayda.

  • Have you ever heard of Mayda?

  • Sailors in the 16th century searched for Mayda in the North Atlantic.

  • Many old nautical charts included Mayda among other mysterious islands.

  • The ancient map depicted the mysterious island of Mayda.

Synonyms

Atlantis
vsMayda
  • Literature
90 8.9

A legendary island that people say sank beneath the sea

is an Atlantic map legend believed to exist, not a story from an ancient writer

Surface Forms

Mayda main

Etymology

Mayda was the name used on old sea maps for a mysterious island in the North Atlantic; a helpful image is sailors searching for a small island called Mayda, which is why the name came to mean a now-lost or 'legendary' island that people once believed existed.