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THULE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world
Synonyms:
Thule; ultima Thule
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A town in northwestern Greenland; during World War II a United States naval base was built there
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Thule" is a part of...):
Greenland; Gronland; Kalaallit Nunaat (the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark)
