hyperborean

Meanings

1. One of a race of people living in the extreme north, beyond the north wind.
2. Any person living in a northern country, or to the north.

1. Pertaining to the extreme north of the earth; or (usually humorous) to a specific northern country or area.

1. Alternative letter-case form of hyperborean.

Etymology

From Late Latin hyperboreanus, cognate with Classical Latin hyperboreus, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβόρεος (huperbóreos), composed of ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + βόρειος (bóreios, “northern”). By surface analysis, nearly hyper- + boreal. See also Ὑπερβόρεοι (Huperbóreoi).