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      boreal
      adjective
      comprising or throughout far northern regions
      toward or located in the north
      relating to or marked by qualities associated with the north wind
      Roots
      boreasbore- · Greek · north windalis-al · Latin · pertaining to
      Synonyms for boreal
      northernadjarcticadjnortherlyadvnorthernmostadjmeridionaladjnortheasternadjaustralneasternadjnorthwestadvsouthernadj
      Words related to boreal
      circumborealadjseptentrionalsubarcticadjnorthernismnnorthernizevnorthernnessngoloshnseptentrionallyadvsubalpineadjsubpolarnorthernseptentrioncircumpolaradjmontaneadjprairiesnalpestrineadjtaigaboreasnnortherlinessnnorthmostadjtimberlinentundrannorthwesterneradjnorthlandnmuskegnortheasternmostconiferousadjtranspolaradjnorthwesternmostcaribousn

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      The word boreal breaks down into 2 roots of Greek and Latin origin: bore, from Greek boreas (“north wind”); and -al, from Latin alis (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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