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 Thule2Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'Thule'
noun
1. Also called: ultima Thule
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