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1 the North Pole
(the northern end of the imaginary line through the earth, round which it turns.) Βόρειος Πόλος -
2 north
[no:Ɵ] 1. noun1) (the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He faced towards the north; The wind is blowing from the north; I used to live in the north of England.) βορράς2) ((also N) one of the four main points of the compass.) βορράς2. adjective1) (in the north: on the north bank of the river.) βόρειος,βορινός2) (from the direction of the north: a north wind.) βόρειος3. adverb(towards the north: The stream flows north.) προς το βορρά- northern
- northerner
- northernmost
- northward
- northwards
- northward
- northbound
- north-east / north-west 4. adverb(towards the north-east or north-west: The building faces north-west.) βορειο-ανατολικά/δυτικά- north-eastern / north-western
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3 pole
I [pəul] noun1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) πόλος2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) πόλος3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) μαγνητικός πόλος4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) πόλος,ακροδέκτης μπαταρίας•- polar- polar bear
- the pole star
- be poles apart II [pəul](a long, thin, rounded piece of wood, metal etc: a telegraph pole; a tent pole.) στύλος,κοντάρι -
4 the pole star
noun ((also the Pole Star) the star that is in the sky over the North Pole.) πολικός αστέρας -
5 axis
['æksis]plural - axes; noun1) (the real or imaginary line on which a thing turns (as the axis of the earth, from North Pole to South Pole, around which the earth turns).) ο άξονας της Γης2) (a fixed line used as a reference, as in a graph: He plotted the temperatures on the horizontal axis.) άξονας -
6 Arctic
1) (of the area round the North Pole: the Arctic wilderness.) Αρκτικός2) ((no capital) very cold: arctic conditions.) αρκτικός• -
7 polar bear
(a type of bear found near the North Pole.) πολική αρκούδα -
8 territory
['teritəri]plural - territories; noun1) (a stretch of land; a region: They explored the territory around the North Pole.) περιοχή2) (the land under the control of a ruler or state: British territory.) επικράτεια3) (an area of interest, knowledge etc: Ancient history is outside my territory.) σφαίρα, πεδίο•- territorial waters -
9 the Arctic
(the area round the North Pole.) η Αρκτική -
10 totem
['toutəm]((an image of) an animal or plant used as the badge or sign of a tribe, among North American Indians etc.) τοτέμ
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