[ˈbɔːrɪəl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- of the north or northern regions

- relating to or characteristic of the climatic zone south of the Arctic, especially the cold temperate region dominated by taiga and forests of birch, poplar, and conifers
(e.g: northern boreal forest)

- relating to or denoting the second climatic stage of the postglacial period in northern Europe, between the Preboreal and Atlantic stages (about 9,000 to 7,500 years ago), marked by a warm, dry climate


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Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin borealis, from Latin Boreas, denoting the god of the north wind, from Greek