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pohjoinen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • north noun The direction to the left when facing the sunrise; one of the four cardinal directions.
  • northerly noun A northerly wind (that is, a northern wind, which blows from the north or northerly).
  • northern adjective Situated in, facing, or coming from the north.
  • septentrional adj Pertaining to the north; northern.
  • up adverb Toward or in a higher position; away from the ground.

Senses

pohjoinen is used for these senses in English:

  • north (meteorology) Of wind, from the north.
  • north The up or positive direction.
  • north (physics) The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).
  • northerly Facing the north; directed towards the north.
  • northern (of a wind) Blowing from the north; northerly.
  • septentrional (rare, literary) Pertaining to the north; northern.
  • up To the north (as north is at the top of typical maps).

north — full definition

  1. noun The direction to the left when facing the sunrise; one of the four cardinal directions.
  2. adjective Situated in or facing the north; northern.
  3. adverb Toward the north.

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