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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Definition of 'north' 
