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Thule (t̸ho̵̅o̅′lē, t̸hyo̵̅o̅′-; to̵̅o̅′-, tyo̵̅o̅′-; for 2 to̵̅o̅′lē)

  1. among the ancients, the northernmost region of the world, possibly taken to be Norway, Iceland, Jutland, etc.

  2. Eskimo settlement on the NW coast of Greenland: pop. 600: site of U.S. air base

Etymology: L < Gr Thoulē, Thylē

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