ultima Thule

Meaning

Noun

  • A place beyond the borders of the known world.
  • Highest achievement.

Origin

  • Latin ultima Thule, nominative feminine singular of ultimus + Thule, from mediaeval geography; originally from the Ancient Greek Θούλη, a (possibly mythical) island to the north of Britain.

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