ultima Thule

[ uhl-tuh-muh thoo-lee; Latin ool-ti-mah too-le ]

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noun

ultima Thule

/ ˈθjuːlɪ /

First recorded in 1655–65; literally, farthest Thule

Latin: the most distant Thule

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

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

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

Thulis of Egypt, whence comes "Ultima Thule," died the death of the cross about thirty-five hundred years ago.

Ultima Thule was the island which marked the ultimate bounds of the extensive empire of this legitimate descendant of the Gods.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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