Boreas
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Boreas
C14: via Latin from Greek
Example Sentences
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Earlier this year, Vattenfall paused work on one of the sites, Norfolk Boreas, saying it was no longer financially viable.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2023
That name was Hyperborea: the region beyond the kingdom of Boreas, god of the north wind.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 17, 2017
The focus now is on the 20,500-acre Boreas Ponds tract, purchased by the state last month.
From Washington Times • May 7, 2016
The other analyst, Lewis Boreas Fan, was sanctioned for trying to arrange investment banking business from Chinese companies he covered.
From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2012
“I believe,” replied Socrates, “the spot is about a quarter of a mile lower down, and there is, I think, some sort of altar to Boreas there.”
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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