In French, the cardinal directions are 'nord' (north), 'sud' (south), 'est' (east) and 'ouest' (west). The words 'gauche' (left) and 'droite' (right) are also used in French politics to describe left-wing and right-wing respectively. This political use of left and right originated in the seating arrangements of the French Revolutionary assembly in 1789.
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