Meanings
north pole1
nounnorth pole (plural north poles)
plural north poles
- The northernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth.
- electrical engineeringThe positive pole of a magnetic dipole that seeks geographic north.
Synonyms: positive pole, north-seeking pole, N-pole
North Pole2
proper nounthe North Pole
- geographyThe 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°).
- geographyThe Magnetic North Pole of Earth.
- geographyThe Geomagnetic North Pole of Earth.
- artsThe legendary location of Santa's workshop.
proper noun
- A hamlet in the town of Wilmington, Essex County, New York, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe positive pole of a magnetic dipole that seeks geographic north.
antonym(s) of “positive magnetic pole”
Translations
Afrikaans Noordpool
- Noordpoolnorthernmost point on Earth
Arabic اَلْقُطْب اَلشَّمَالِيّ, اَلْقُطْب اَلشَّمَالِيّ
- اَلْقُطْب اَلشَّمَالِيّ (al-quṭb aš-šamāliyy)northernmost point on celestial bodies
- اَلْقُطْب اَلشَّمَالِيّ (al-quṭb aš-šamāliyy)northernmost point on Earth
Basque iparburua
- iparburuanorthernmost point on Earth
Bengali উত্তর মেরু
- উত্তর মেরু (uttor meru)northernmost point on Earth
Bulgarian Северен полюс
- Северен полюс (Severen poljus)northernmost point on Earth
Catalan pol Nord
- pol Nordnorthernmost point on Earth
Chinese Cantonese 北極 /北极
- 北極 /北极 (bak¹ gik⁶)northernmost point on Earth
Chinese Mandarin 北極 /北极, 北極點 /北极点
- 北極 /北极 (Běijí)northernmost point on celestial bodies
- 北極點 /北极点 (Běijídiǎn)northernmost point on celestial bodies
- 北極 /北极 (Běijí)northernmost point on Earth
Czech severní pól
- severní pólnorthernmost point on Earth
Danish nordpolen
- nordpolennorthernmost point on Earth
Dutch noordpool, noordpool
- noordpoolnorthernmost point on celestial bodies
- noordpoolpositive pole of a magnetic dipole
- Noordpoolnorthernmost point on Earth
Esperanto Norda poluso
- Norda polusonorthernmost point on Earth
Estonian põhjapoolus
- põhjapoolusnorthernmost point on Earth
Finnish pohjoisnapa, pohjoisnapa
- pohjoisnapanorthernmost point on celestial bodies
- pohjoisnapapositive pole of a magnetic dipole
- pohjoisnapanorthernmost point on Earth
French pôle Nord, pôle nord
- pôle Nordnorthernmost point on celestial bodies
- pôle nordpositive pole of a magnetic dipole
- pôle Nordnorthernmost point on Earth
German Nordpol, Nordpol
- Nordpolnorthernmost point on celestial bodies
- Nordpolpositive pole of a magnetic dipole
- Nordpolnorthernmost point on Earth
Greek Βόρειος Πόλος
- Βόρειος Πόλος (Vóreios Pólos)northernmost point on Earth
Hawaiian Wēlau ʻĀkau
- Wēlau ʻĀkaunorthernmost point on Earth
Hebrew הקוטב הצפוני, קוטב
- הקוטב הצפוני (hákotev hatzfoní)northernmost point on Earth
- קוטב (hakótev)northernmost point on Earth
Hindi उत्तरी ध्रुव, उत्तरी ध्रुव
- उत्तरी ध्रुव (uttarī dhruv)northernmost point on celestial bodies
- उत्तरी ध्रुव (uttarī dhruv)northernmost point on Earth
Hungarian Északi-sark, Északi-sark
- Északi-sarknorthernmost point on celestial bodies
- Északi-sarknorthernmost point on Earth
Icelandic norðurheimskaut, norðurskaut
- norðurheimskautnorthernmost point on Earth
- norðurskautnorthernmost point on Earth
- norðurpóllnorthernmost point on Earth
Indonesian Kutub Utara
- Kutub Utaranorthernmost point on Earth
Irish Pol Thuaidh, Mol Thuaidh
- Pol Thuaidhnorthernmost point on Earth
- Mol Thuaidhnorthernmost point on Earth
Italian polo nord
- polo nordnorthernmost point on Earth
Japanese 北極, 北極点
- 北極 (hokkyoku)northernmost point on celestial bodies
- 北極点 (hokkyokuten)northernmost point on celestial bodies
- N極 (enu-kyoku)positive pole of a magnetic dipole
- 北極 (hokkyoku)northernmost point on Earth
Korean 북극, 북극점
- 북극 (bukgeuk)northernmost point on celestial bodies
- 북극점 (bukgeukjeom)northernmost point on celestial bodies
- N극 (en'geuk)positive pole of a magnetic dipole
- 북극 (bukgeuk)northernmost point on Earth
Latvian Ziemeļpols
- Ziemeļpolsnorthernmost point on Earth
Lithuanian Šiaurės ašigalis
- Šiaurės ašigalisnorthernmost point on Earth
Malay kutub utara, Kutub Syamali
- kutub utaranorthernmost point on celestial bodies
- Kutub Syamalinorthernmost point on Earth
- Kutub Utaranorthernmost point on Earth
Māori pito raki, pito ki te raki
- pito rakinorthernmost point on celestial bodies
- pito ki te rakinorthernmost point on celestial bodies
Norwegian Bokmål Nordpolen
- Nordpolennorthernmost point on Earth
Persian قطب شمال, قطب شمال
- قطب شمال (qotb-e šomâl)northernmost point on celestial bodies
- قطب شمال (qotb šomâl)northernmost point on Earth
Polish biegun północny, biegun północny
- biegun północnynorthernmost point on celestial bodies
- biegun północnypositive pole of a magnetic dipole
- biegun północnynorthernmost point on Earth
Portuguese polo norte, polo norte
- polo nortenorthernmost point on celestial bodies
- polo nortepositive pole of a magnetic dipole
- Polo Nortenorthernmost point on Earth
Punjabi ਉੱਤਰੀ ਧਰੁਵ
- ਉੱਤਰੀ ਧਰੁਵ (uttarī dharuv)northernmost point on Earth
Romanian Polul Nord
- Polul Nordnorthernmost point on Earth
Russian се́верный по́люс, се́верный по́люс
- се́верный по́люс (sévernyj póljus)northernmost point on celestial bodies
- се́верный по́люс (sévernyj póljus)positive pole of a magnetic dipole
- Се́верный по́люс (Sévernyj póljus)northernmost point on Earth
Scottish Gaelic Pòla a Tuath
- Pòla a Tuathnorthernmost point on Earth
Slovak severný pól
- severný pólnorthernmost point on Earth
Spanish polo norte, polo norte
- polo nortenorthernmost point on celestial bodies
- polo nortepositive pole of a magnetic dipole
- Polo Nortenorthernmost point on Earth
- polo Nortenorthernmost point on Earth
Swedish nordpol, nordpolen
- nordpolnorthernmost point on celestial bodies
- nordpolennorthernmost point on Earth
Tagalog hilagang taluktok, hilagang balniing taluktok
- hilagang taluktoknorthernmost point on celestial bodies
- hilagang balniing taluktokpositive pole of a magnetic dipole
Tamil வட துருவம்
- வட துருவம் (vaṭa turuvam)northernmost point on Earth
Thai ขั้วโลกเหนือ
- ขั้วโลกเหนือ (kûua-lôok-nʉ̌ʉa)northernmost point on Earth
Turkish Kuzey Kutbu
- Kuzey Kutbunorthernmost point on Earth
Ukrainian Північний по́люс
- Північний по́люс (Pivničnyj póljus)northernmost point on Earth
Urdu قطب شمالی
- قطب شمالی (qutab śumālī)northernmost point on celestial bodies
Vietnamese bắc cực, Bắc Cực
- bắc cựcnorthernmost point on celestial bodies
- Bắc Cựcnorthernmost point on Earth
Welsh Pegwn y Gogledd
- Pegwn y Gogleddnorthernmost point on Earth
Yiddish צפֿון פאָלוס
- צפֿון פאָלוס (tsofn polus)northernmost point on Earth
Cite this entry
APA
north pole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/north%20pole
MLA
“north pole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/north%20pole. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “north pole,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/north%20pole.
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