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Hyperborean

[hi-pər-BOR-ee-ən]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Greek, unknown

1.

An inhabitant of the extreme north.

Examples of Hyperborean in a sentence

"Permanent hyperboreans see the northern lights on a regular basis."

"He won Pictionary with his sketch of a famous hyperborean — Santa Claus."

illustration Hyperborean

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