I. ˈth(y)ülē, -li noun
( -s )
Etymology: from Latin Thule, Thyle (from Greek Thoulē, Thylē ), a land represented as being six days' sail north of Britain and considered to be the northernmost part of the habitable world
1. usually capitalized : the northernmost part of the habitable world
2. often capitalized
a. : a very distant mysterious or mythical region
b. : a remote goal or end
II. ˈtülē, -li adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Thule, settlement in Greenland
: of or belonging to the Eskimo culture extending over arctic lands from Alaska to Greenland about A.D. 500-1400, characterized by the hunting of sea mammals and especially of whales, winter semisubterranean houses of whalebone or wood, stone, and earth and summer tents, stone or earthenware lamps and pots, ground slate tools, and use of dog sleds