Septentrion

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Septentrion \Sep*ten"tri*on\, n. [L. septentrio the northern
     regions, the north, fr. septentriones the seven stars near
     the north pole, called Charles's Wain, or the Great Bear,
     also those called the Little Bear; properly, the seven plow
     oxen; septem seven + trio, orig., a plow ox: cf. F.
     septentrion.]


     The north or northern regions. --Shak.
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           Both East West, South and Septentrioun.  --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster] Septentrion

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Septentrion \Sep*ten"tri*on\, Septentrional \Sep*ten"tri*on*al\,
     a. [L. septentrionalis: cf. F. septentrional.]
     Of or pertaining to the north; northern. "From cold
     septentrion blasts." --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  septentrion
       n : any region lying in or toward the north [syn: {North}, {northland}]