SEPTENTRION


Meaning of SEPTENTRION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sep-ˈten-trē-ˌän, -trē-ən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin septentriones, plural, the seven stars of Ursa Major or Ursa Minor, from septem seven + triones plowing oxen

Date: 14th century

obsolete : the northern regions : north

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