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HYPERBOREAN
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• HYPERBOREAN (noun)
The noun HYPERBOREAN has 1 sense:
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
Familiarity information: HYPERBOREAN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
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