Hyperborea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. the land of sunshine and plenty, beyond the northern wind, home to the hyperboreans, a race of giants
  2. The extreme north of the Earth; an area in a northerly region.

Pronunciation

/ˌhaɪ.pə(ɹ)ˈbɔ(ː).ɹi.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Hyperborea.wav

Word forms

Hyperborea

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπερβόρεος (huperbóreos), i.e. ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + βόρειος (bóreios, “northern”).

Derived words

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