"true north" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} true north (uncountable)
  1. (geography) At a given point, the direction in which the geographic North Pole of the earth lies. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Geography Synonyms: True North Related terms: grid north, magnetic north, true bearing Translations (direction at which the geographic North Pole of the earth lies): 真北 (zhēnběi) (Chinese Mandarin), 正北 (zhèngběi) (Chinese Mandarin), napapohjoinen (Finnish), norte xeográfico [masculine] (Galician), hánorður [neuter] (Icelandic), rétt norður [neuter] (Icelandic), географи́ческий се́вер (geografíčeskij séver) [masculine] (Russian), и́стинный се́вер (ístinnyj séver) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-true_north-en-noun-9newtV4d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 97 3 Topics: geography, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'direction at which the geographic North Pole of the earth lies': 96 4
  2. (figurative) A correct course or right direction. Tags: figuratively, uncountable Translations (correct course): oikea suunta (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-true_north-en-noun-M~p1vOew Disambiguation of 'correct course': 0 100

Alternative forms

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