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north meaning in Punjabi

ਉੱਤਰ uttar

/nɔːθ/

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British/noːθ/

north in Punjabi: ਉੱਤਰ (uttar), اُتَّر (uttar). In English, north means the direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariable plane.

Punjabi words for north

compass point
ਉੱਤਰ uttar, اُتَّر uttar

English meaning of north

  1. noun The direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariable plane.
  2. noun The up or positive direction.
  3. noun The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).
  4. noun In a church: the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar.

Full definition of north

north in a sentence

  • Minnesota is in the north of the USA.
  • Stock prices are heading back towards the north.
  • He lived in north Germany.

Synonyms of north

north in other languages

Questions about north in Punjabi

What is the meaning of north in Punjabi?
North in Punjabi is ਉੱਤਰ (uttar), اُتَّر (uttar).
north ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
North: ਉੱਤਰ (uttar), اُتَّر (uttar).
What does north mean in English?
North means the direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariable plane.

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