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.
Etymology: LL hyperboreanus f. L hyperboreus f. Gk huperboreos (as HYPER-, Boreas god of the north wind)