HYPERBOREAN


Meaning of HYPERBOREAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhaɪpə:bɔ:ˈri:ən ]

n. & adj. --n. 1 an inhabitant of the extreme north of the earth. 2 (Hyperborean) (in Greek mythology) a member of a race worshipping Apollo and living in a land of sunshine and plenty beyond the north wind. --adj. of the extreme north of the earth. [LL hyperboreanus f. L hyperboreus f. Gk huperboreos (as HYPER-, Boreas god of the north wind)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.