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bo⋅re⋅al

[bawr-ee-uh

l, bohr‑]

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–adjective

1.	of or pertaining to the north wind.

2.	of or pertaining to the north.

3.	(sometimes initial capital letter) pertaining to Boreas.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME boriall < LL boreālis northern (L bore(ās) Boreas + -ālis -al ¹ )

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bo·re·al (bôr'ē-əl, bōr'-)

adj.

Of or relating to the north; northern.
Of or concerning the north wind.
Boreal Of or relating to the forest areas of the northern North Temperate Zone, dominated by coniferous trees such as spruce, fir, and pine.

[Middle English, from Late Latin Boreālis, from Latin Boreās, Boreas; see Boreas.]

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Word Origin & History

boreal

1470, from L. borealis, from boreas "north wind," from Gk. Boreas, god of the north wind, of unknown origin, perhaps related to words in Balto-Slavic for "mountain" and "forest."

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