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   boreal

   /ˈbɔːrɪəl/

   adjective

   • 1. of the north or northern regions.
   • 2. relating to or characteristic of the climatic zone south of the Arctic, especially the cold temperate region dominated by taiga and forests of birch, poplar, and conifers: "northern boreal forest"
   • ▪ relating to or denoting a phytogeographical kingdom comprising the arctic and temperate regions of Eurasia and North America.
   • 3. relating to or denoting the second climatic stage of the postglacial period in northern Europe, between the Preboreal and Atlantic stages (about 9,000 to 7,500 years ago), marked by a warm, dry climate.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin borealis, from Latin Boreas, denoting the god of the north wind, from Greek.

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