English Explanatory Dictionary

boreal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, relating to, or coming from the north.
noun
  1. A subdivision of the Holocene epoch.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɔːɹɪ.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-boreal.wav /ˈbɔɹi.əl/ /ˌbɔɹi.ˈæl/

Word forms

boreal more boreal most boreal

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”).

Synonyms

septentrional northern

Antonyms

austral meridional

Related words

oriental occidental

Derived words

amphiboreal antiboreal arctoboreal boreal bluet boreal chickadee borealization boreally boreal owl boreomontane boreo-montane circumboreal hemiboreal nonboreal
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