Thule

(t̸ho̵̅o̅lē, t̸hyo̵̅o̅-; to̵̅o̅-, tyo̵̅o̅-; for 2 to̵̅o̅)

  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

Origin: L < Gr Thoulē, Thylē

See Thule in American Heritage Dictionary 4

The most northerly region of the habitable world to ancient Greek geographers. Posited as an island north of Britain, it has been variously identified with Iceland, Norway, and the Shetland Islands.

A town of northwest Greenland northwest of Cape York. A U.S. naval base was built here during World War II. Population: 652.

noun
A Native American culture that spread eastward across coastal Arctic regions to eastern Canada and Greenland from its beginnings in the Bering Strait region, flourishing from about 1000 to 1600.

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Origin: After Thule1

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