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n. - Any region lying in or toward the north.

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  • Also in the head of that sea of Galilee, toward the septentrion is a strong castle and an high that hight Saphor.
  • “cold septentrion blasts,” and which, when it was long after transferred to the theatre by Colman, was unable to endure the rough aspect of a British audience.
  • Presses universitaires du septentrion.
  • Or as the south to the septentrion.
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