About The Word Hyperborean
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Hyperborean
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What's The Definition Of Hyperborean?
[n] (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
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hyperborean: Related Terms | Find terms related to Hyperborean: algid | antarctic | antipodean | arctic | austral | back of beyond | below zero | biting | bitter | bitterly cold | bleak | boreal | brisk | brumal | cold | cold as charity | cold as death | cold as ice | cold as marble | crisp | cutting | east | eastbound | easterly | eastermost | eastern | easternmost | freezing | freezing cold | frigid | gelid | glacial | godforsaken | hibernal | hiemal | ice-cold | ice-encrusted | icelike | icy | inaccessible | inclement | keen | meridional | nipping | nippy | north | northbound | northeast | northeasterly | northeastern | northerly | northern | northernmost | northwest | northwesterly | northwestern | numbing | occidental | oriental | out of reach | out-of-the-way | penetrating | piercing | pinching | raw | rigorous | severe | sharp | Siberian | sleety | slushy | snappy | south | southbound | southeast | southeasterly | southeastern | southerly | southern | southernmost | southwest | southwesterly | southwestern | stone-cold | subzero | supercooled | unapproachable | ungetatable | untouchable | west | westbound | westerly | western | westernmost | winterbound | winterlike | wintery | wintry See Also | mythical being Hyperborean In Webster's Dictionary \Hy`per*bo"re*an\, a. [L. hyperboreus, Gr. ?; "ype`r
over, beyond + ?. See {Boreas}.]
1. (Greek Myth.) Of or pertaining to the region beyond the
North wind, or to its inhabitants.
2. Northern; belonging to, or inhabiting, a region in very
far north; most northern; hence, very cold; fright, as, a
hyperborean coast or atmosphere.
The hyperborean or frozen sea. --C. Butler
(1633).
\Hy`per*bo"re*an\, n. 1. (Greek Myth.) One of the people who lived beyond the North wind, in a land of perpetual sunshine. 2. An inhabitant of the most northern regions. |
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