Boreal Definition
bôrē-əl
adjective
Northern.
Webster's New World
Of the north wind.
Webster's New World
Of or pertaining to the northern zone of plant and animal life including the taiga and tundra.
Webster's New World
Origin of Boreal
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From Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέας (Boreās, “personification of the north wind”), from Balto-Slavic.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Late Latin Boreālis from Latin Boreās Boreas Boreas
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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