northest

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A form of north — 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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Meanings

adjective
  1. superlativeuncommonsuperlative form of north: most north

    Do not pay any attention to whatever smartass friend you have who answers that Alaska is the northest of all the 50; of course it is—Alaska is so far north […]

    1972 July, MotorBoating, page 30
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    "Northest" of all There is something about Scandinavia that leads those who live there to stress the "northness" of their position … This gentleman, it will be remembered, claimed to live "norther" than any other man. … he placed chief emphasis on the fact that no man lived norther than he.

    1931 April 24, The Princeton Alumni Weekly, volume XXI, number 28, page 700 (of the compiled volume 31)

    Guatemala is the northest of the five small Republics of Central America, a narrow isthmus between North and South Americas. Its latitude is about North 15 degrees […]

    1964, Individual Studies by Participants to the International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, volumes 1-2, page 130

    Synonyms: northmost, northernmost

Synonyms & antonyms

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