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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

Hyperborean
    n 1: (Greek mythology) one of a people that the ancient Greeks
         believed lived in a warm and sunny land north of the source
         of the north wind

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hyperborean \Hy`per*bo"re*an\, n.
   1. (Greek Myth.) One of the people who lived beyond the North
      wind, in a land of perpetual sunshine.
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   2. An inhabitant of the most northern regions.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hyperborean \Hy`per*bo"re*an\, a. [L. hyperboreus, Gr. ?; "ype`r
   over, beyond + ?. See Boreas.]
   1. (Greek Myth.) Of or pertaining to the region beyond the
      North wind, or to its inhabitants.
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   2. Northern; belonging to, or inhabiting, a region in very
      far north; most northern; hence, very cold; fright, as, a
      hyperborean coast or atmosphere.
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            The hyperborean or frozen sea.        --C. Butler
                                                  (1633).
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Thesaurus Results for hyperborean:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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