n.
Pronunciation: ˌ h ī -p ə r- ' bo ̇ r- ē - ə n, -( ˌ )p ə r-b ə - ' r ē - ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin Hyperborei (pl.), from Greek Hyperboreoi, from hyper- + Boreas
Date: 15th century
1 often capitalized : a member of a people held by the ancient Greeks to live beyond the north wind in a region of perpetual sunshine
2 : an inhabitant of a cool northern climate