Hyperborean

[ hahy-per-bawr-ee-uhn, -bohr-, -buh-ree- ]

/ ˌhaɪ pərˈbɔr i ən, -ˈboʊr-, -bəˈri- /

noun

Classical Mythology. one of a people supposed to live in a land of perpetual sunshine and abundance beyond the north wind.

an inhabitant of an extreme northern region.

adjective

of or relating to the Hyperboreans.

(lowercase) of, relating to, or living in a far northern region.

Origin of Hyperborean

<Latin hyperbore(us) <Greek hyperbóreos beyond the north wind, northern, polar (hyper-hyper- + boréas the north, the north wind) + -an; see Boreas

Words nearby Hyperborean

hyperbolic geometry, hyperbolic paraboloid, hyperbolism, hyperbolize, hyperboloid, Hyperborean, hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria, hypercapnia, hypercatalectic, hypercatalexis

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Example sentences from the Web for Hyperborean

It was like some Hyperborean hell, and we the doomed wretches sentenced to our eternity of toil.
John Splendid|Neil Munro
After this exercise, he blew a hyperborean whistle, as if to blow his wrath away.
The Virginians|William Makepeace Thackeray
According to his mellow descriptions, the equator has a decided advantage over these dull, temperate, hyperborean regions.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851|Various
But in no instance has an individual of this hyperborean race failed to sigh for his Arctic home after landing at Hawaii.
From Paris to New York by Land|Harry de Windt

Fishing and fur-hunting, too, will form a portion of the occupations of the Hyperborean Mongolidæ.
The Natural History of the Varieties of Man|Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for Hyperborean

Hyperborean

/ (ˌhaɪpəˈbɔːrɪən) /

noun

Greek myth one of a people believed to have lived beyond the North Wind in a sunny land

an inhabitant of the extreme north

adjective

(sometimes not capital) of or relating to the extreme north

of or relating to the Hyperboreans

Word Origin for Hyperborean

C16: from Latin hyperboreus, from Greek huperboreos, from hyper- + Boreas the north wind

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单词	hyperborean
释义	Hyperborean [ hahy-per-bawr-ee-uhn, -bohr-, -buh-ree- ] / ˌhaɪ pərˈbɔr i ən, -ˈboʊr-, -bəˈri- / noun Classical Mythology. one of a people supposed to live in a land of perpetual sunshine and abundance beyond the north wind. an inhabitant of an extreme northern region. adjective of or relating to the Hyperboreans. (lowercase) of, relating to, or living in a far northern region. Origin of Hyperborean <Latin hyperbore(us) <Greek hyperbóreos beyond the north wind, northern, polar (hyper-hyper- + boréas the north, the north wind) + -an; see Boreas Words nearby Hyperborean hyperbolic geometry, hyperbolic paraboloid, hyperbolism, hyperbolize, hyperboloid, Hyperborean, hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria, hypercapnia, hypercatalectic, hypercatalexis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Hyperborean It was like some Hyperborean hell, and we the doomed wretches sentenced to our eternity of toil. John Splendid\|Neil Munro After this exercise, he blew a hyperborean whistle, as if to blow his wrath away. The Virginians\|William Makepeace Thackeray According to his mellow descriptions, the equator has a decided advantage over these dull, temperate, hyperborean regions. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851\|Various But in no instance has an individual of this hyperborean race failed to sigh for his Arctic home after landing at Hawaii. From Paris to New York by Land\|Harry de Windt Fishing and fur-hunting, too, will form a portion of the occupations of the Hyperborean Mongolidæ. The Natural History of the Varieties of Man\|Robert Gordon Latham British Dictionary definitions for Hyperborean Hyperborean / (ˌhaɪpəˈbɔːrɪən) / noun Greek myth one of a people believed to have lived beyond the North Wind in a sunny land an inhabitant of the extreme north adjective (sometimes not capital) of or relating to the extreme north of or relating to the Hyperboreans Word Origin for Hyperborean C16: from Latin hyperboreus, from Greek huperboreos, from hyper- + Boreas the north wind Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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