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Definition of 'Thule'

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Thule in American

(ˈθuli ; t ho̅oˈlē; ˈθjuli ; t hyo̅oˈlē; ˈtuli ; to̅oˈlē; ˈtjuli ; tyo̅oˈlē; for 2 ˈtuli ; to̅oˈlē)
1. 
among the ancients, the northernmost region of the world, possibly taken to be Norway, Iceland, Jutland, etc.
also ultima Thule2
2. 
Eskimo settlement on the NW coast of Greenland: pop. 600: site of U.S. air base
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'Thule'
L < Gr Thoulē, Thylē
Word Frequency

Thule in British

(ˈθjuːlɪ )
noun
1. 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
2. 
an Inuit settlement in NW Greenland: a Danish trading post, founded in 1910, and US air force base
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Trends of 'Thule'

Used Rarely. Thule is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Nearby words of 'Thule'

  • thuggism
  • thuggo
  • thuja
  • Thule
  • thulia
  • thulite
  • thulium

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Related Terms of 'Thule'

  • ultima Thule
  • ultima Thule1
  • ultima Thule2

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Definition of Thule from the Collins English Dictionary

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