sep·ten·tri·on (s p-tn tr - n , - n)n. Obsolete Northern regions; the north. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin septentri  ns, seven plow oxen, the seven principal stars of Ursa Major or Ursa Minor : septem, seven; see sept in Indo-European roots + trins (pl. of tri, trin-, plow ox; see ter-1 in Indo-European roots).]sep·ten tri·o·nal (-tr--nl) adj. |
septentrion [sɛpˈtɛntrɪˌɒn]
n
Archaic the northern regions or the north
[from Latin septentriōnēs, literally: the seven ploughing oxen (the constellation of the Great Bear), from septem seven + triōnēs ploughing oxen]
septentrional adj
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