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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Septentrion \Sep*ten"tri*on\, noun [L. septentrio the northern regions, the north, fr. 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, orig., a plow ox: cf. F. septentrion.] The north or northern regions. --Shak.
Both East West, South and Septentrioun. --Chaucer.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Septentrion \Sep*ten"tri*on\, Septentrional \Sep*ten"tri*on*al\, a. [L. septentrionalis: cf. F. septentrional.] Of or pertaining to the north; northern. ''From cold septentrion blasts.'' --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
septentrion
noun: any region lying in or toward the north [syn: {North}, {northland}]
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