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North Star¹
Where it comes from
From Middle English north sterre, norþ sterre, equivalent to north + star.
proper noun
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The current northern pole star, the star nearest the northern celestial pole, which for Earth has been Polaris for the last 1500 years.
Near-synonyms: pole star, polar star
Similar: Pole Star, Lode Star, pole star, polar star
- A locality in the Gwydir council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A hamlet in the County of Northern Lights, Alberta, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Yuba County, California, formerly North Star House.
- A census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware.
- An unincorporated community in Nicollet County, Minnesota.
- A village in Darke County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Portage County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under North Star Township.
- A settlement on the island of Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
noun North Stars
- An aim or a goal, a dependable guiding light in a quickly changing world. For Wilson, his religion served as guiding principle, not a series of explicit religious dictates governing politics: “Wilson's principles, derived from his religious faith, were his North Star, which pointed him in a general direction.
north star²
noun north stars
- Alternative letter-case form of North Star (“guiding light”). But it is he, and his vision for Norway, that is my north star.
Translations
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name star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
| 한국어 | 북극성 bukgeukseong |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 北極星 Hokkyokusei |
| 中文 | 北極星 /北极星 Běijíxīng, 北辰 běichén |
| हिन्दी | ध्रुव तारा dhruv tārā |
| Português | Estrela Polar |
| Français | Étoile polaire, Étoile du Nord |
| Deutsch | Polarstern |
| Italiano | stella polare |
| Ελληνικά | Πολικός Αστέρας Polikós Astéras |
| Русский | Поля́рная звезда́ Poljárnaja zvezdá |
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