"boreal" meaning in English

See boreal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɔːɹɪ.əl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɔɹi.əl/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-boreal.wav Forms: more boreal [comparative], most boreal [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹɪ.əl Etymology: Borrowed from Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|boreālis||northern}} Latin boreālis (“northern”), {{der|en|grc|Βορέᾱς||personification of the north wind}} Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} boreal (comparative more boreal, superlative most boreal)
  1. Of, relating to, or coming from the north. Synonyms: septentrional, northern Related terms: oriental, occidental Translations (relating to the north): северен (severen) (Bulgarian), boreal (Catalan), boreaalinen (Finnish), boréal (French), boreal (Galician), boreal (German), bóireach (Irish), tuaisceartach (Irish), utara (Malay), keutaraan (Malay), boreal (Malay), boreal (Portuguese), boreal (Romanian), северный (severnyj) (Russian), boreal (Spanish), nordlig (Swedish), kuzey (Turkish)
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      "word": "austral"
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          "word": "amphiboreal"
        },
        {
          "word": "antiboreal"
        },
        {
          "word": "arctoboreal"
        },
        {
          "word": "boreal bluet"
        },
        {
          "word": "boreal chickadee"
        },
        {
          "word": "borealization"
        },
        {
          "word": "boreally"
        },
        {
          "word": "boreal owl"
        },
        {
          "word": "boreomontane"
        },
        {
          "word": "boreo-montane"
        },
        {
          "word": "circumboreal"
        },
        {
          "word": "hemiboreal"
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        "Of, relating to, or coming from the north."
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          "word": "septentrional"
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          "word": "northern"
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          "roman": "severen",
          "sense": "relating to the north",
          "word": "северен"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "relating to the north",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "relating to the north",
          "word": "boreaalinen"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "relating to the north",
          "word": "boréal"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "relating to the north",
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        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "relating to the north",
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        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "relating to the north",
          "word": "bóireach"
        },
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "relating to the north",
          "word": "tuaisceartach"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "relating to the north",
          "word": "utara"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "relating to the north",
          "word": "keutaraan"
        },
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "relating to the north",
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "relating to the north",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "relating to the north",
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "severnyj",
          "sense": "relating to the north",
          "word": "северный"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "relating to the north",
          "word": "boreal"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "relating to the north",
          "word": "nordlig"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "relating to the north",
          "word": "kuzey"
        }
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    },
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      "word": "boreally"
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      "word": "northern"
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      "sense": "relating to the north",
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      "sense": "relating to the north",
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      "sense": "relating to the north",
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      "sense": "relating to the north",
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      "sense": "relating to the north",
      "word": "boreal"
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      "sense": "relating to the north",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "relating to the north",
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      "sense": "relating to the north",
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      "sense": "relating to the north",
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      "sense": "relating to the north",
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      "sense": "relating to the north",
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      "sense": "relating to the north",
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      "roman": "severnyj",
      "sense": "relating to the north",
      "word": "северный"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "relating to the north",
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      "sense": "relating to the north",
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      "sense": "relating to the north",
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