THULE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Thule mean? 

• THULE (noun)
  The noun THULE has 2 senses:

1. a town in northwestern Greenland; during World War II a United States naval base was built there

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

  Familiarity information: THULE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THULE (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Thule; ultima Thule

Instance hypernyms:

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