Thule

Other forms: Thules

Definitions of Thule
  1. noun
    a town in northwestern Greenland; during World War II a United States naval base was built there
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    town
    an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
  2. noun
    the geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world
    synonyms: ultima Thule
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    geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
    a demarcated area of the Earth
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