Thule
1[ thoo-lee for 1, 2; too-lee for 3 ]
/ ˈθu li for 1, 2; ˈtu li for 3 /
noun
the ancient Greek and Latin name for an island or region variously identified as one of the Shetland Islands, Iceland, or Norway: supposed to be the most northerly region of the world.
a settlement in NW Greenland: site of U.S. air base.
Definition for thule (2 of 3)
Thule2
[ too-lee ]
/ ˈtu li /
adjective
of or relating to an Eskimo culture flourishing from a.d. 500–1400, and extending throughout the Arctic from Greenland to Alaska.
Origin of Thule
2named after Thule, Greenland
Definition for thule (3 of 3)
ultima Thule
[ uhl-tuh-muh thoo-lee; Latin oo l-ti-mah too-le ]
/ ˈʌl tə mə ˈθu li; Latin ˈʊl tɪˌmɑ ˈtu lɛ /
noun
(italics) Latin. the highest degree attainable.
the farthest point; the limit of any journey.
the point believed by the ancients to be farthest north.
Origin of ultima Thule
First recorded in 1655–65; literally, farthest Thule
Also called Thule.
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British Dictionary definitions for thule (1 of 2)
Thule
/ (ˈθjuːlɪ) /
noun
Also called: ultima Thule a region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world: sometimes thought to have been Iceland, Norway, or one of the Shetland Islands
an Inuit settlement in NW Greenland: a Danish trading post, founded in 1910, and US air force base
British Dictionary definitions for thule (2 of 2)
ultima Thule
/ (ˈθjuːlɪ) /
noun
Word Origin for ultima Thule
Latin: the most distant Thule
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