Thule
1 of 2noun
Thu·le ˈthü-lē 
ˈthyü-
: the northernmost part of the habitable ancient world
Thule
2 of 2adjective
Thu·le ˈtü-lē
: of, relating to, or being the culture existing in the arctic lands from Alaska to Greenland from about a.d. 500 to a.d. 1400
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English Tyle, from Old English, from Latin Thule, Thyle, from Greek Thoulē, Thylē
Adjective
Thule, Greenland
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
1925, in the meaning defined above