Thule

[ thoo-lee too-lee ]

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noun

the ancient Greek and Latin name for an island or region variously identified as one of the Shetland Islands, Iceland, or Norway: supposed to be the most northerly region of the world.
ultima Thule.
Also called Qaa·naaq [kah-, nahk]. a settlement in northwestern Greenland: site of a U.S. air base.

of or relating to an Indigenous culture flourishing from a.d. 500 to 1400, and extending throughout the Arctic from Greenland to Alaska.

Thule

/ ˈθjuːlɪ /

Also calledultima Thule a region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world: sometimes thought to have been Iceland, Norway, or one of the Shetland Islands
an Inuit settlement in NW Greenland: a Danish trading post, founded in 1910, and US air force base

Thule’s Retrakt magnetic hose system automatically returns the drinking hose to its place after each sip, so riders always know where to find it.

If you have generic load bars, such as those made by Yakima or Thule, you may be able to fit awning mounts sold by those brands.

Thule’s new four-liter Rail is the best hip pack I’ve tried to solve these problems.

Pytheas is the source of some scanty information respecting Ierne and Thule.

He felt that he had reached the land—or at least the borderland—of Bohemia, that Ultima Thule of every young literary dream.

Thule I knew, or at least I had heard of the king who reigned there once and who cast his goblet into the sea.

When he first exploited Ladak, Leh was the ultima thule of geographical investigation.

A charming picture of manners and customs in "Ultima Thule."

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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