Definitions of hyperborean [ˌhaɪ pərˈbɔr i ən, -ˈboʊr-, -bəˈri-]

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Definition of 'hyperborean'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Hyperborean
a member of a people of ancient Greek legend reputed to live in a land of perpetual sunshine and abundance beyond the north wind.

2. Hyperborean
an inhabitant of an extreme northern region.

3. (adj.) Hyperborean
of or pertaining to the Hyperboreans.

4. Hyperborean
(l.c.) of, pertaining to, or living in a far northern region; arctic.

Etymology: (1590–1600; < L hyperbore(us) (< Gk hyperbóreos Hyperborean =hyper-hyper - +

Definition of 'hyperborean'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Hyperborean
(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

Definition of 'hyperborean'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) hyperborean
of or pertaining to the region beyond the North wind, or to its inhabitants

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

3. (noun) hyperborean
one of the people who lived beyond the North wind, in a land of perpetual sunshine

4. (noun) hyperborean
an inhabitant of the most northern regions

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