ultima Thu·le (th  l )n. 1. The northernmost region of the habitable world as thought of by ancient geographers. 2. A distant territory or destination. 3. A remote goal or ideal: "the ultima Thule of technology, the ne plus ultra . . . the answer to every earthly problem" (John Gould). [Latin ultima Th  l : ultima, feminine of ultimus, farthest + Thl, Thule.] |
ultima Thule [ˈθjuːlɪ]
n
1. (Historical Terms) (Placename) another name for Thule
2. (Placename) any distant or unknown region
3. a remote goal or aim
[Latin: the most distant Thule]
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| Noun | 1. |  ultima Thule - the geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world |
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