Hyperborea en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌhaɪ.pə(ɹ)ˈbɔ(ː).ɹi.ə/
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑπερβόρεος (huperbóreos), a compound of ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + βόρειος (bóreios, “northern”).
Meanings
- (Greek) The land of sunshine and plenty, beyond Boreas (the northern wind), home to the hyperboreans (a race of giants).
- The extreme north of the Earth.
- An area in a northerly region.
Deriveds
Translations (4)
ru Гиперборе́я (The mythical land of sunshine and plenty) · el Υπερβορεία (The mythical land of sunshine and plenty) · pl Hyperborea (The mythical land of sunshine and plenty) · fi Hyperborea (The mythical land of sunshine and plenty)