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(), a.[L. hyperboreus, Gr. ; "ype°r over, beyond + . See Boreas.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) Of or pertaining to the region beyond the North wind, or to its inhabitants. 2. Northern; belonging to, or inhabiting, a region in very far north; most northern; hence, very cold; fright, as, a hyperborean coast or atmosphere. The hyperborean or frozen sea. C. Butler (1633). Hy°perbo"rean n. 1. (Gr. Myth.) One of the people who lived beyond the North wind, in a land of perpetual sunshine. 2. An inhabitant of the most northern regions. スポンサード リンク
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