Septentrion may refer to: Septentrional, a Latinate word once used in English and French to refer to northern regions; Septentrionalist, referring to the Viking revival of the 18th and 19th centuries; Operation Septentrion, a 2009 ISAF military operation in Afghanistan; Septentrional-Oriente fault zone, a geological fault in the Caribbean

It is a form of the Latin noun septentriones, which refers to the seven stars of the Plough (Big Dipper), occasionally called the Septentrion. In the 18th century, septentrional languages was a recognised term for the Germanic languages .

The meaning of SEPTENTRION is the northern regions : north. Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin septentriones, plural, the seven stars of Ursa Major or Ursa Minor, from septem seven + triones plowing oxen

2024年6月2日 · septentrion (comparative more septentrion, superlative most septentrion) Of or relating to the north; northern.

SEPTENTRION definition: the northern regions or the north | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

Latin septentrio the northern regions, the north, from septentriones the seven stars near the north pole, called Charles's Wain, or the Great Bear, also those called the Little Bear; properly, the seven plow oxen; septem seven + trio, originally a plow …

What does the word Septentrion mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word Septentrion , two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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Define septentrion. septentrion synonyms, septentrion pronunciation, septentrion translation, English dictionary definition of septentrion. n. Obsolete Northern regions; the north. sep·ten′tri·o·nal adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

Origin of septentrion 1 1350–1400; Middle English Septemtrio ( u ) n < Latin septemtriōnēs, septentriōnēs the seven stars of Ursa Major, the north, equivalent to septem seven + triōnēs …