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The current northern pole star, the star nearest the northern celestial pole, which has been Polaris for the last 1500 years.
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Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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A locality in the Gwydir council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
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A hamlet in the County of Northern Lights, Alberta, Canada.
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An unincorporated community in Yuba County, California, formerly North Star House.
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A census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware.
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An unincorporated community in Nicollet County, Minnesota.
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A village in Darke County, Ohio.
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An unincorporated community in Portage County, Wisconsin.
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A number of townships in the United States, listed under North Star Township.
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A settlement on the island of Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
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An aim or a goal, a dependable guiding light in a quickly changing world.
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Usage: figuratively
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Alternative letter-case form of North Star (“guiding light”).
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the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it
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Synonyms: Polaris, pole star, polar star, polestar
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Broader terms: lodestar, loadstar, variable star, variable
From Middle English north sterre, norþ sterre, equivalent to north + star.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Southern Altai:
Алтын Казык
(Altïn Kazïk)
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Breton:
Sterenn
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Breton:
Steredenn an Norzh
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Breton:
Sterenn an Norzh
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Breton:
Steredenn an Hanternoz
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Breton:
Steredenn ar Vartoloded
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Breton:
Sterenn Greiznoz
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Breton:
Sterenn ar C'hreiznoz
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Chinese Mandarin:
北極星 /北极星
(Běijíxīng)
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Chinese Mandarin:
北辰
(běichén)
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Chukchi:
Унпэӈэр
(Unpėṇėr)
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Czech:
Polárka
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Czech:
Severka
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Esperanto:
Norda Stelo
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Finnish:
Pohjantähti
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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French:
Étoile polaire
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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French:
Étoile du Nord
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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German:
Polarstern
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Greek:
Πολικός Αστέρας
(Polikós Astéras)
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Hawaiian:
Hōkūpaʻa
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Hindi:
ध्रुव तारा
(dhruv tārā)
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Hungarian:
Sarkcsillag
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Irish:
an Réalta Thuaidh
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Italian:
stella polare
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Japanese:
北極星
(Hokkyokusei)
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Khmer:
ផ្កាយមេរុ
(phkaaymeiruʼ)
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Korean:
북극성
(bukgeukseong)
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Northern Kurdish:
Qurix
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Northern Kurdish:
Qunbere
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Kyrgyz:
Алтын Казык
(Altın Kazık)
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Lao:
ດາວເຫນືອ
(dāo nư̄a)
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Manchu:
ᡥᠠᡩᠠᡥᠠ ᡠᠰᡳᡥᠠ
(hadaha usiha)
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Manchu:
ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ ᡨᡝᠨ ᡳ ᡠᠰᡳᡥᠠ
(abkai ten-i usiha)
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Navajo:
náhookǫs bikǫʼ
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Persian:
میخگاه
(mixgâh)
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Plautdietsch:
Nuadstiern
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Polish:
Gwiazda Polarna
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Polish:
Gwiazda Biegunowa
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Portuguese:
Estrela Polar
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Russian:
Поля́рная звезда́
(Poljárnaja zvezdá)
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Sanskrit:
ध्रुव नक्षत्र
(dhruva nakṣatra)
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Scottish Gaelic:
A' Bhàrr-reult
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Scottish Gaelic:
An Reul-iùil
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Swedish:
polstjärna
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Thai:
ดาวเหนือ
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Turkish:
Kutup Yıldızı
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Uyghur:
شىمالىي قۇتۇپ يۇلتۇزى
(shimaliy qutup yultuzi)
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Welsh:
seren y Gogledd
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban
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Yup'ik:
agyarrlak
— star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban