We have named the directions after their counterparts in the compass as North, East, South, and West or N, E, S, and W for brevity.
(We; have named; the directions; after their counterparts in the compass as North, East, South, and West or N, E, S, and W for brevity)
We
have named
the directions after their counterparts in the compass as North, East, South, and West or N, E, S, and W for brevity