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Hyperborea

/ˌhaɪ.pə(ɹ)ˈbɔ(ː).ɹi.ə/

Hyperborea proper noun: the land of sunshine and plenty, beyond Boreas (the northern wind), home to the hyperboreans (a race of giants).

Proper noun

Hyperborea

  1. (Greek) The land of sunshine and plenty, beyond Boreas (the northern wind), home to the hyperboreans (a race of giants).
  2. The extreme north of the Earth.
  3. An area in a northerly region.

Origin of Hyperborea

From Ancient Greek ὑπερβόρεος (huperbóreos), a compound of ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + βόρειος (bóreios, “northern”).

Words formed from Hyperborea

Questions about Hyperborea

What does Hyperborea mean?
Hyperborea means the land of sunshine and plenty, beyond Boreas (the northern wind), home to the hyperboreans (a race of giants).
What part of speech is Hyperborea?
Hyperborea is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hyperborea?
Hyperborea is pronounced /ˌhaɪ.pə(ɹ)ˈbɔ(ː).ɹi.ə/.

Words near Hyperborea in the dictionary

  1. hyperbolæ
  2. hyperbomb
  3. hyperbombs
  4. hyperbook
  5. hyperbooks
  6. Hyperborea
  7. hyperboreal
  8. hyperborean
  9. hyperboreans
  10. hyperboulia
  11. hyperbox

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