What does hyperborean mean?
Definitions for hyperborean
ˌhaɪ pərˈbɔr i ən, -ˈboʊr-, -bəˈri-hy·per·bore·an
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Princeton's WordNet
Hyperboreannoun
(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
Wiktionary
hyperboreannoun
One of a race of people in Greek mythology living in the extreme north, beyond the north wind.
hyperboreannoun
Any person living in a northern country, or to the north.
hyperboreanadjective
Pertaining to the extreme north of the earth, or (usually jocular) to a specific northern country or area.
Etymology: Late Latin hyperboreanus, cognate with classical Latin hyperboreus; the Greek word was Ύπερβορεος, i.e. ύπερ + βορειος ‘northern’.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Hyperboreannoun
Northern.
Etymology: hyperboréen, French; hyperboreus, Lat.
Wikipedia
Hyperborean
In Greek mythology, the Hyperboreans (Ancient Greek: Ὑπερβόρε(ι)οι, pronounced [hyperbóre(ː)oi̯]; Latin: Hyperborei) were a mythical people who lived in the far northern part of the known world. Their name appears to derive from the Greek ὑπέρ Βορέᾱ, "beyond Boreas" (the God of the North Wind), although some scholars prefer a derivation from ὑπερφέρω ("to carry over").Despite their location in an otherwise frigid part of the world, the Hyperboreans were believed to inhabit a sunny, temperate, and divinely-blessed land. In many versions of the story, they lived north of the Riphean Mountains, which shielded them from the effects of the cold North Wind. The oldest myths portray them as the favorites of Apollo, and some ancient Greek writers regarded the Hyperboreans as the mythical founders of Apollo's shrines at Delos and Delphi.Later writers disagreed on the existence and location of the Hyperboreans, with some regarding them as purely mythological, and others connecting them to real-world peoples and places in northern Eurasia (e.g. Britain, Scandinavia, or Siberia). In medieval and Renaissance literature, the Hyperboreans came to signify remoteness and exoticism. Modern scholars consider the Hyperborean myth to be an amalgam of ideas from ancient utopianism, "edge of the earth" stories, the cult of Apollo, and exaggerated reports of phenomena in northern Europe (e.g. the Arctic "midnight sun").
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hyperborean
Hyperborean generally refers to someone or something from the far north, in particular from a region beyond the north wind. It originates from Greek mythology where Hyperboreans were a race of giants living in a paradise in the far north. The term can also be used metaphorically to signify a person who is not affected by heat or passion.
Webster Dictionary
Hyperboreanadjective
of or pertaining to the region beyond the North wind, or to its inhabitants
Hyperboreanadjective
northern; belonging to, or inhabiting, a region in very far north; most northern; hence, very cold; fright, as, a hyperborean coast or atmosphere
Hyperboreannoun
one of the people who lived beyond the North wind, in a land of perpetual sunshine
Hyperboreannoun
an inhabitant of the most northern regions
Etymology: [L. hyperboreus, Gr. ; "ype`r over, beyond + . See Boreas.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hyperborean
hī-per-bō′rē-an, adj. belonging to the extreme north.—n. an inhabitant of the extreme north. [Gr. hyperboreos—hyper, beyond, Boreas, the north wind.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hyperborean in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hyperborean in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- hiperbóreoPortuguese
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