Hyperborean
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /hʌɪ.pəˈbɔː.ɹɪən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hyperborean is a noun meaning (Greek mythology, usually capitalised) One of a race of people living in the extreme north, beyond the north wind.
Meaning
(Greek mythology, usually capitalised) One of a race of people living in the extreme north, beyond the north wind.
More Meanings
- (usually humorous) Any person living in a northern country, or to the north.
- Pertaining to the extreme north of the earth; or (usually humorous) to a specific northern country or area.
Example Sentences
The hyperborean or frozen sea.
The Hyperboreans venerated Apollo over the other gods.
Hovv, by the fineſt art, the native robe / To vveave; hovv, vvhite as hyperborean ſnovv, / To form the lucid lavvn; […]
You could have knelt down, damn it, Kinch, when your dying mother asked you, Buck Mulligan said. I’m hyperborean as much as you. But to think of your mother begging you with her last breath to kneel down and pray for her. And you refused.
Word Forms
- hyperboreans
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include boreas, chthonian, cimmerian, centaur, hebdomad, auster.
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