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ULTIMA THULE

Dictionary entry overview: What does ultima Thule mean?

• ULTIMA THULE (noun)
The noun ULTIMA THULE has 1 sense:

1. the geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world

Familiarity information: ULTIMA THULE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ULTIMA THULE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

ultima Thule; Thule

Instance hypernyms:

geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)

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