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Pronunciation / Transliteration: akshansh
"यह शहर भूमध्य रेखा के उत्तर में स्थित है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator.
"The ship's position was determined to be 30 degrees north latitude." - 2
Scope for freedom of action or thought.
"Employees have some latitude in choosing their working hours."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin latitudo, from latus 'wide'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Latitude" is said worldwide
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latitude
Transliteration: latitude
"Cette île se trouve à une latitude tropicale."
Breite
Transliteration: Breite
"Das Schiff befand sich auf dem 45. Breitengrad."
latitudine
Transliteration: latitudine
"Roma si trova alla stessa latitudine di New York."
latitud
Transliteration: latitud
"Navegamos hacia el sur a otra latitud."
latitude
Transliteration: latitude
"O clima varia dependendo da latitude."
अक्षांश
Transliteration: akshansh
"यह शहर भूमध्य रेखा के उत्तर में स्थित है।"
纬度
Transliteration: wěidù
"这座城市的纬度很高，所以冬天非常冷。"
위도
Transliteration: wido
"이 지역은 위도가 높아서 기온이 낮습니다."
緯度
Transliteration: ido
"東京の緯度は北緯約35度です。"
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