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Noun: North Star
  1. 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
    - Polaris, pole star, polar star, polestar

Type of: loadstar, lodestar, variable, variable star

Part of: Dipper, Little Bear, Little Dipper, Ursa Minor

Encyclopedia: North Star, Ohio

Nearest

North Macedonia
north northeast
north northwest
North Pacific
North Peak
North Platte
North Platte River
North Pole
North Sea
north side
North Star
North Star State
North Temperate Zone
North Vietnam
North Vietnamese
North West
north wind
North Yorkshire
Northampton
Northamptonshire
Northants.