Hyperborean

//hʌɪ.pəˈbɔː.ɹɪən// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One of a race of people living in the extreme north, beyond the north wind. Greek, capitalized, usually

    "The Hyperboreans venerated Apollo over the other gods."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of hyperborean. alt-of
  3. 3
    Any person living in a northern country, or to the north. humorous, usually
Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to the extreme north of the earth; or (usually humorous) to a specific northern country or area.

    "The hyperborean or frozen sea."

Synonyms

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algidantarcticantipodeanarcticaustralback of beyond

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"The Hyperboreans venerated Apollo over the other gods."

Etymology

From Late Latin hyperboreanus, cognate with Classical Latin hyperboreus, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβόρεος (huperbóreos), composed of ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + βόρειος (bóreios, “northern”). See also Ὑπερβόρεοι (Huperbóreoi).

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