North Star

American  

noun

Astronomy.

1. Polaris.

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North Star British  

noun

1. another name for Polaris

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North Star Scientific  

1. See Polaris

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North Star Cultural  

1. A star positioned along the line in space that includes the axis (see also axis) of rotation of the Earth. For this reason, the star does not appear to move in the sky, but remains fixed above the North Pole.

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Locating the North Star is useful in navigation.

Etymology

Origin of North Star

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

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North Star

The Metro writes that Miliband set out how a two-state solution in the region is the government's "North Star".

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

The key driver of BlueScope’s strong earnings guidance is North America, where a debottlenecking project at North Star is delivering early benefits, says Macquarie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Chinatown has always been a North Star in Jessica Wang’s life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

You may feel like the black sheep of your family, but you can be the North Star of your own life, and your son’s life, and your friends’ lives.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

From the difference in the apparent position of the North Star in Egypt and Greece, Aristotle even quoted an estimate that the distance around the earth was 400,000 stadia.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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