Hyperborean

[,haipә'bɒ:riәn]

Definition

(noun.) (Greek mythology) one of a people that the ancient Greeks believed lived in a warm and sunny land north of the source of the north wind.

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Definition

(a.) Of or pertaining to the region beyond the North wind, or to its inhabitants.

(a.) Northern; belonging to, or inhabiting, a region in very far north; most northern; hence, very cold; fright, as, a hyperborean coast or atmosphere.

(n.) One of the people who lived beyond the North wind, in a land of perpetual sunshine.

(n.) An inhabitant of the most northern regions.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Most northern, far north.[2]. Very cold.

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Definition

adj. belonging to the extreme north.—n. an inhabitant of the extreme north.

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