Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)At a given point, the direction in which the geographic North Pole of the earth lies.

    географи́ческий се́верgeografíčeskij séver, и́стинный се́верístinnyj séver

  2. (figuratively, uncountable)A correct course or right direction.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Sami wanted to find his true north.

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  2. Berbers are true natives of North Africa.

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Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
direction at which the geographic North Pole of the earth lies:

Word family

3 related words

See also

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