Hyperborea

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Hyperborea

/ˌhaɪ.pə(ɹ)ˈbɔ(ː).ɹi.ə/

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek ὑπερβόρεος (huperbóreos), a compound of ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + βόρειος (bóreios, “northern”).

proper noun

Greek The land of sunshine and plenty, beyond Boreas (the northern wind), home to the hyperboreans (a race of giants).
The extreme north of the Earth.
An area in a northerly region.

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name The mythical land of sunshine and plenty

Ελληνικά	Υπερβορεία Ypervoreía
Русский	Гиперборе́я Giperboréja

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"Hyperborea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hyperborea. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Hyperborea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hyperborea

Chicago

"Hyperborea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hyperborea.

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@misc{hyperborea_2026,
  title = {Hyperborea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hyperborea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}