I. ˌhī-pər-ˈbȯr-ē-ən, -(ˌ)pər-bə-ˈrē-ən noun
Etymology: Latin Hyperborei (plural), 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
II. adjective
Date: 1591
1. : of or relating to an extreme northern region : frozen
2. : of or relating to any of the arctic peoples