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- an inhabitant of the extreme north住在极北地区的人; 北国人。
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Hyperborean
Greek Mythology a member of a race worshipping Apollo and living in a land of sunshine and plenty beyond the north wind【希腊神话】极北乐土之民(住在北风吹不到、物产丰饶和阳光普照的地方, 崇拜阿波罗神)。
- of or relating to the extreme north(与)极北(有关)的。
词源
late Middle English: from late Latin hyperboreanus, from Greek huperboreos, from huper 'beyond'+boreas 'north wind'.