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north in Tagalog

hilaga

/nɔːθ/

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British/noːθ/

north in Tagalog: hilaga. 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.

Tagalog words for north

compass point
hilaga
of or pertaining to the north
hilaga
towards the north
hilaga

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 Tagalog

What is the meaning of north in Tagalog?
North in Tagalog is hilaga.
Ano ang north sa Tagalog?
North: hilaga.
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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