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True North¹

noun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of true north

proper noun the True North

  1. A nickname for Canada.

true north²

noun True North

  1. uncountable At a given point, the direction in which the geographic North Pole of the earth lies.
  2. figuratively, uncountable A correct course or right direction.

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noun direction at which the geographic North Pole of the earth lies

中文真北 zhēnběi, 正北 zhèngběi
FrançaisNord vrai, Nord astronomique
Русскийгеографи́ческий се́вер geografíčeskij séver, и́стинный се́вер ístinnyj séver

noun correct course

中文正確方向 /正确方向 zhèngquè fāngxiàng, 正道 zhèngdào

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@misc{true_north_2026,
  title = {true north},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/true%20north},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}