cardinal point
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cardinal point
noun cardinal points
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Any of the four principal points of the compass: north, south, east and west.
Similar: cardinal direction
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noun any of the four main points of the compass
| Español | punto cardinal |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 方角 hōgaku |
| Português | ponto cardeal |
| Français | point cardinal |
| Deutsch | Haupthimmelsrichtung |
| Italiano | punto cardinale |
| Română | punct cardinal |
| Русский | сторона́ све́та storoná svéta |
| العربية | اِتِّجَاه سَمَاوِيّ ittijāh samāwiyy, جِهَة أَصْلِيَّة |
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title = {cardinal point},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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