hyperborean

¹hy·per·bo·re·an

noun
\ˌhī-pər-ˈbȯr-ē-ən, -(ˌ)pər-bə-ˈrē-ən\

Definition of HYPERBOREAN

1

often capitalized : a member of a people held by the ancient Greeks to live beyond the north wind in a region of perpetual sunshine

2

: an inhabitant of a cool northern climate

Origin of HYPERBOREAN

Latin Hyperborei (plural), from Greek Hyperboreoi, from hyper- + Boreas

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with HYPERBOREAN

dinosaurian, Ecuadorean, Labradorean, madreporian, Oratorian, prehistorian, Salvadorean, senatorian