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north pole

/ˌnɔːθ ˈpəʊl//ˌnɔɹθ ˈpoʊl/

north pole noun: the northernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth.

Noun

north pole (plural north poles)

  1. The northernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth.
  2. The positive pole of a magnetic dipole that seeks geographic north.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: North Pole

UK/ˌnɔːθ.pəʊl/

the North Pole

  1. The Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole; the point which north is oriented towards, and therefore the northernmost point on Earth (having a latitude of 90°).
  2. The Magnetic North Pole of Earth.
  3. The Geomagnetic North Pole of Earth.
  4. The legendary location of Santa's workshop.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: North Pole

UK/ˌnɔːθ.pəʊl/

North Pole

  1. A city in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States.
  2. A hamlet in the town of Wilmington, Essex County, New York, United States.

north pole meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam

north pole in Hindi

northernmost point on celestial bodies
उत्तरी ध्रुव uttarī dhruv

north pole in Tamil

வடதுருவம், வடமுனை, வட முனை

north pole in Urdu

northernmost point on celestial bodies
قطب شمالی qutab śumālī

north pole in Malayalam

ഉത്തരധ്രുവം
More languagesFewer languages
north pole in Kannada
ಉತ್ತರಧ್ರುವ
north pole in Tagalog
hilagang taluktok, hilagang balniing taluktok
north pole in Arabic
اَلْقُطْب اَلشَّمَالِيّ al-quṭb aš-šamāliyy
north pole in Malay
kutub utara
north pole in Persian
قطب شمال qotb-e šomâl
north pole in Vietnamese
bắc cực

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Forms of north pole

pluralnorth poles

Words formed from north pole

Questions about north pole

What does north pole mean?
North pole means the northernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth.
What is north pole in Hindi?
North pole in Hindi is उत्तरी ध्रुव (uttarī dhruv). See North pole meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is north pole?
North pole can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce north pole?
North pole is pronounced /ˌnɔːθ ˈpəʊl/ (UK).
What is the plural of north pole?
The plural of north pole is north poles.

Words near north pole in the dictionary

  1. North Plainfield
  2. North Plains
  3. North Platte
  4. North Poblacion
  5. North Point
  6. north pole
  7. North Pole of inaccessibility
  8. north poles
  9. North Poorton
  10. North Port
  11. North Pownal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: north pole (page history and authors); North Pole (page history and authors); north pole (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); North Pole (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); north pole (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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