latitudenoun
uk/ˈlæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/us/ˈlæt̬.ə.tuːd/latitude noun (POSITION)
[ C or U ] written abbreviation lat. the position north or south of the equator measured from 0° to 90°
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longitude
latitudes [ plural ]
an area near to a particular latitude:
At these latitudes the sun does not rise at all on winter days.
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Countries, nationalities & continents: continents & regions of the world
- Antarctic
- Antarctica
- Arab
- Asian
- Atlantic
- Australasia
- Balkan
- basque
- equator
- European
- Latin
- roaring forties
- South America
- the Arctic Circle
- the Balkans
- the land of the midnight sun idiom
- the Middle East
- the Pacific Rim
- the West Indies
- Western Saharan
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latitude noun (FREEDOM)
[ U ] formal freedom to behave, act, or think in the way you want to:
Courts can show a considerable degree of latitude when it comes to applying the law.
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Freedom to act
- (as) free as a bird idiom
- at will idiom
- autonomous
- autonomy
- be a law unto yourself idiom
- free hand
- free rein idiom
- free spirit
- free time
- free-form
- hold
- independent
- indie
- liberty
- maverick
- me time
- no holds barred idiom
- no holds barred
- paddle your own canoe idiom
- volunteer
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latitudinal
adjective uk/ˌlæt.ɪˈtʃuː.dɪ.nəl/us/ˌlæt̬.əˈtuː.dɪ.nəl/