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- noun astronomy A
star positionedcircumpolar to theNorth Pole .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it
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Examples
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The North Star is a beautiful image that evokes something important.
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The North Star is a lovely image that evokes something important.
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The North Star is a beautiful image that evokes something important.
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On the whole, our North Star is the idea of a very limited federal government.
Immigration reform: Obama and Congress vs. the citizens of the United States 2010
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Moonshine until we came to the latitude of 60 degrees, and there it seemed best to our general, Master Davis, to divide his fleet, himself sailing to the north-west, and to direct the Sunshine, wherein I was, and the pinnace called the North Star, to seek a passage northward between Greenland and Iceland to the latitude of
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And the light of the North Star will be your guide
Wexford Lullaby 1999
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"Spiritual", "Follow the Drinking Gourd" spoke of the freedom in the north; the "Gourd" is referred to as the North Star, so the song in essence, was a map (Whitcomb, page 90).
The Birth And Baby Of America's Blues Joseph Thomashefski 1998
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The North Star is the last star in the handle of the constellation Ursa Minor (Little Dipper), but the complete Little Dipper is often difficult to see.
FM 44-48 Appendix C - Determining Direction in the Field United States Army 1993
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As you know, the North Star is a most beautiful double.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 Various
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Mr. Garrison wrote in a letter to his wife from Cleveland, "It will also greatly surprise our friends in Boston to hear that in regard to his prospect of establishing a paper here, to be called the North Star, he never opened his lips to me on the subject nor asked my advice in any particular whatever."
Frederick Douglass 1932
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One of the true joys in my work is helping clients find their “North Star” — their true calling in life.
Council Post: Live With Purpose: How to Find Your 'North Star' Paula Black 2024
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