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Definition of Thule
1. Noun. A town in northwestern Greenland; during World War II a United States naval base was built there.
2. Noun. The geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world.
Generic synonyms: Geographic Area, Geographic Region, Geographical Area, Geographical Region
Definition of Thule
1. n. The name given by ancient geographers to the northernmost part of the habitable world. According to some, this land was Norway, according to others, Iceland, or more probably Mainland, the largest of the Shetland islands; hence, the Latin phrase ultima Thule, farthest Thule.
Definition of Thule
1. Proper noun. the ancestors of the Canadian Inuit ¹
2. Proper noun. the northernmost location of the ancient world ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Thule
1. The name given by ancient geographers to the northernmost part of the habitable world. According to some, this land was Norway, according to others, Iceland, or more probably Mainland, the largest of the Shetland islands; hence, the Latin phrase ultima Thule, farthest Thule. Origin: L. Thule, Thyle, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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