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   hyperborean

   /ˌhʌɪpəbɔːˈriːən/

   noun

   • 1. an inhabitant of the extreme north.
   • ▪ a member of a people worshipping Apollo and living in a land of sunshine and plenty beyond the north wind.

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the extreme north.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin hyperboreanus, from Greek huperboreos, from huper ‘beyond’ + boreas ‘north wind’.

   Scrabble Points: 21

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   • Y

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   • P

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   • E

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   • R

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   • B

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   • O

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   • A

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