Usually means: Primary compass points north, south.
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  3. Cardinal direction: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (cardinal direction)

▸ noun:  Synonym of cardinal point

Similar:
cardinal point, every point of the compass, postdirectional, wind, southeast, northwest, west, compass, north, point, more...

Opposite:
ordinal direction, secondary direction

Types:
north, south, east, west, northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest, more...

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Similar:
cardinal point, every point of the compass, postdirectional, wind, southeast, northwest, west, compass, north, point, more...

Opposite:
ordinal direction, secondary direction

Types:
north, south, east, west, northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest, more...



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