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1. (n.) north
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun.
2. north
the direction in which this point lies.
3. north
(usu. cap.) a region situated in this direction.
4. north
the North, the northern area of the United States, esp. the states that fought to preserve the Union in the Civil War.
5. (adj.) north
in, toward, or facing the north:
the north gate.
6. north
directed or proceeding toward the north:
a north course.
7. north
coming from the north:
a north wind.
8. north
(usu. cap.) designating the northern part of a region, nation, country, etc.:
North Atlantic.
9. (adv.) north
to, toward, or in the north.
10. (n.) North
Frederick, 2nd Earl of Guilford (“Lord North”), 1732–92, English statesman: prime minister 1770–82.
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1. (noun) North
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
2. (noun) Union, North
the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
"he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale"
3. (noun) north, due north, northward, N
the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
4. (noun) north
a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city
5. (noun) north
the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point
6. (noun) north, magnetic north, compass north
the direction in which a compass needle points
7. (adj) North, Frederick North, Second Earl of Guilford
British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)
8. (adverb) north
situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north
"artists like north light"; "the north portico"
9. (adverb) north, northerly, northwards, northward
in a northern direction
"they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!"
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1. (noun) North
the direction on the left when looking toward the rising sun
to face north
2. North
the North
the part of a place that is furthest north
It's raining in the north of England today.
3. (adverb) north
toward the north
Travel north on Route 38 for about 13 miles.
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1. (adj) North
lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a northern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the north
2. (adverb) North
northward
3. (noun) North
that one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the east; the direction opposite to the south
4. (noun) North
any country or region situated farther to the north than another; the northern section of a country
5. (noun) North
specifically: That part of the United States lying north of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line
6. (verb) North
to turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward the north
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Sense: the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction
He faced towards the north; The wind is blowing from the north; I used to live in the north of England.
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 Afrikaans: noord |
 Arabic: شَمال |
 Bulgarian: север |
 Brazilian: norte |
 Czech: sever |
 German: der Norden |
 Danish: nord |
 Greek: βορράς |
 Spanish: norte |
 Estonian: põhi |
 Farsi: شمال |
 Finnish: pohjoinen |
 French: nord |
 Hebrew: צָפוֹן |
 Hindi: उत्तर |
 Croatian: sjeverni |
 Hungarian: észak |
 Indonesian: utara |
 Icelandic: norður |
 Italian: nord |
 Japanese: 北 |
 Korean: 북쪽 |
 Lithuanian: šiaurė |
 Latvian: ziemeļi |
 Malay: utara |
 Dutch: noorden |
 Norwegian: nord, nordlig del |
 Polish: północ |
 Persian: شمال |
 Pashto: شمال |
 Portuguese: norte |
 Romanian: nord |
 Russian: север |
 Slovak: sever |
 Slovenian: sever |
 Serbian: sever |
 Swedish: norr, nord |
 Thai: ทิศเหนือ |
 Turkish: kuzey |
 Taiwanese: 北方 |
 Ukrainian: північ |
 Urdu: شمال، اتر |
 Vietnamese: hướng bắc |
 Chinese: 北方 |
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