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cardinal point

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the four principal points of the compass: north, south, east and west.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cardinal direction

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِتِّجَاه سَمَاوِيّ (ittijāh samāwiyy) — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Arabic: جِهَة أَصْلِيَّة — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Bashkir: тараф (taraf) — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Catalan: punt cardinal — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Czech: světová strana — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Esperanto: kompasdirektoj — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Esperanto: ĉefpunkto geografia — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Estonian: põhi-ilmakaar — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Finnish: pääilmansuunta — any of the four main points of the compass
  • French: point cardinal — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Galician: punto cardinal — any of the four main points of the compass
  • German: Haupthimmelsrichtung — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Hungarian: égtáj — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Hungarian: világtáj — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Icelandic: höfuðátt — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Indonesian: mata angin — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Irish: príomhaird — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Italian: punto cardinale — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Japanese: 方角 (hōgaku) — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Khmer: ចតុទ្ទិស (cɑɑtottɨh) — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Malay: mata angin — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Manx: bun-ard — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Manx: ard-ard — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Polish: strona świata — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Portuguese: ponto cardeal — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Romanian: punct cardinal — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Russian: сторона́ све́та (storoná svéta) — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Slovak: svetová strana — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Spanish: punto cardinal — any of the four main points of the compass
  • Swedish: kardinalstreck — any of the four main points of the compass