Hyperborea

Meaning

Proper Noun

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

Origin

  • From Ancient Greek ὑπερβόρεος, i.e. ὑπέρ + βόρειος.

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