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North star

name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The current northern pole star, the star nearest the northern celestial pole, which has been Polaris for the last 1500 years.
  2. 2
    A locality in the Gwydir council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. 3
    A hamlet in the County of Northern Lights, Alberta, Canada.
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Yuba County, California, formerly North Star House.
  5. 5
    A census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware.
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  1. 6
    An unincorporated community in Nicollet County, Minnesota.
  2. 7
    A village in Darke County, Ohio.
  3. 8
    An unincorporated community in Portage County, Wisconsin.
  4. 9
    A number of townships in the United States, listed under North Star Township.
  5. 10
    A settlement on the island of Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
Noun
  1. 1
    An aim or a goal, a dependable guiding light in a quickly changing world. figuratively

    "For Wilson, his religion served as guiding principle, not a series of explicit religious dictates governing politics: “Wilson's principles, derived from his religious faith, were his North Star, which pointed him in a general direction."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of North Star (“guiding light”). alt-of, figuratively

    "But it is he, and his vision for Norway, that is my north star."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English north sterre, norþ sterre, equivalent to north + star.

Etymology 2

From Middle English north sterre, norþ sterre, equivalent to north + star.

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