Thule: Meaning and Definition of

Thu•le

Pronunciation: (th'lē for 1, 2 t'lē for 3), [key]
— n.
  1. 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.
  2. See
  3. a settlement in NW Greenland: site of U.S. air base. 749.

Thu•le

Pronunciation: (t'lē), [key]
— adj.
  1. of or pertaining to an Eskimo culture flourishing from a.d.500–1400, and extending throughout the Arctic from Greenland to Alaska.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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