English noun: Thule | |||
1. | Thule (location) a town in northwestern Greenland; during World War II a United States naval base was built there | ||
Instance hypernym | town | ||
Part meronym | Greenland, Gronland, Kalaallit Nunaat | ||
2. | Thule (location) the geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world | ||
Synonyms | ultima Thule | ||
Instance hypernym | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | ||