Thu·le 1 (th  l ) The most northerly region of the habitable world to ancient Greek geographers. Posited as an island north of Britain, it has been variously identified with Iceland, Norway, and the Shetland Islands. |
| Thu·le 2 (tl) or Qaa·naaq (kä-näk) A town of northwest Greenland northwest of Cape York. A U.S. naval base was built here during World War II. Population: 652. |
| Thu·le 3 (tl) n. A Native American culture that spread eastward across coastal Arctic regions to eastern Canada and Greenland from its beginnings in the Bering Strait region, flourishing from about 1000 to 1600. [After Thule.] |
Thule [ˈθjuːlɪ]
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1. (Historical Terms) Also called ultima 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
2. (Placename) an Eskimo settlement in NW Greenland: a Danish trading post, founded in 1910, and US air force base
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| Noun | 1. | Thule - a town in northwestern Greenland; during World War II a United States naval base was built there Greenland, Gronland, Kalaallit Nunaat - the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark |
| 2. |  Thule - the geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world |
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