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Definition of Hyperborean
1. Noun. (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.
Definition of Hyperborean
1. a. Of or pertaining to the region beyond the North wind, or to its inhabitants.
2. n. One of the people who lived beyond the North wind, in a land of perpetual sunshine.
Definition of Hyperborean
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Medical Definition of Hyperborean
1. 1. Of or pertaining to the region beyond the North wind, or to its inhabitants. 2. Northern; belonging to, or inhabiting, a region in very far north; most northern; hence, very cold; fright, as, a hyperborean coast or atmosphere. "The hyperborean or frozen sea." (C. Butler (1633)) 3. One of the people who lived beyond the North wind, in a land of perpetual sunshine. See: boreas. Origin: L. Hyperboreus, Gr.; over, beyond. (04 Mar 1998)
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