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1 north
• pohjoinen* * *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.) pohjoinen2) ((also N) one of the four main points of the compass.) pohjoinen2. adjective1) (in the north: on the north bank of the river.) pohjoinen2) (from the direction of the north: a north wind.) pohjois-3. adverb(towards the north: The stream flows north.) pohjoiseen päin- 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.) koilliseen, luoteeseen- north-eastern / north-western
- the North Pole -
2 south
• etelänpuoleinen• etelä-• eteläinen• etelässä• etelävaltiot• etelään• etelämaat• etelä* * *1. noun1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) etelä, eteläosa2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) etelä2. adjective1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) etelä-2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) etelä-3. adverb(towards the south: This window faces south.) etelään- southern
- southerner
- southernmost
- southward
- southwards
- southward
- southbound
- south-east / south-west 4. adjective1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) kaakkois-, lounais-2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) kaakkois-, lounais-5. adverb(towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) kaakkoon, lounaaseen- south-eastern / south-western
- the South Pole -
3 west
• länsimaat• länsi• lännenpuoleinen• länsiosa• läntinen• lännessä• länteen* * *west 1. noun1) (the direction in which the sun sets or any part of the earth lying in that direction: They travelled towards the west; The wind is blowing from the west; in the west of Britain.) länsi2) ((often with capital: also W) one of the four main points of the compass.) länsi2. adjective1) (in the west: She's in the west wing of the hospital.) läntinen2) (from the direction of the west: a west wind.) länsi3. adverb(towards the west: The cliffs face west.) lännenpuoleinen- westerly- western 4. noun(a film or novel about the Wild West: Most westerns are about cowboys and Red Indians.) lännenfilmi- westward
- westwards
- westward
- go west
- the West
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4 east
• itä* * *i:st 1. noun1) (the direction from which the sun rises, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: The wind is blowing from the east; The village is to the east of Canton; in the east of England.) itä, itäosa2) ((also E) one of the four main points of the compass: He took a direction 10° E of N / east of north.) itä2. adjective1) (in the east: the east coast.) itä-, itäinen2) (from the direction of the east: an east wind.) itä-3. adverb(towards the east: The house faces east.) itään- easterly- eastern
- easternmost
- eastward
- eastwards
- eastward
- the East
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