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  north

  noun

  a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. N
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  North

  noun

  Christopher, pen name of John Wilson.

north

¹ American  

[nawrth] / nɔrθ /

noun

1. a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. N

2. the direction in which this point lies.

3. (usually initial capital letter) a region or territory situated in this direction.

4. the North, the northern area of the United States, especially the states that fought to preserve the Union in the Civil War, lying to the north of the Ohio River, and usually including Missouri and Maryland.

5. (initial capital letter) North Country.

6. the north wind.

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adjective

1. in, toward, or facing, the north.

   the north gate.

2. directed or proceeding toward the north.

   a north course.

3. coming from the north.

   a north wind.

4. (usually initial capital letter) designating the northern part of a region, nation, country, etc..

   North Atlantic.

adverb

1. to, toward, or in the north.

   sailing north.

North ² American  

[nawrth] / nɔrθ /

noun

1. Christopher, pen name of John Wilson.

2. Frederick, 2nd Earl of Guilford Lord North, 1732–92, British statesman: prime minister 1770–82.

3. Sir Thomas, 1535?–1601?, English translator.

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north ¹ British  

/ nɔːθ /

noun

1. one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at 0° or 360°, that is 90° from east and west and 180° from south

2. the direction along a meridian towards the North Pole

3. the direction in which a compass needle points; magnetic north

4. (often capital) any area lying in or towards the north

5. cards (usually capital) the player or position at the table corresponding to north on the compass

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adjective

1. situated in, moving towards, or facing the north

2. (esp of the wind) from the north

adverb

1. in, to, or towards the north

2. archaic (of the wind) from the north

North ² British  

/ nɔːθ /

noun

1. the northern area of England, generally regarded as reaching approximately the southern boundaries of Yorkshire and Lancashire

2. (in the US) the area approximately north of Maryland and the Ohio River, esp those states north of the Mason-Dixon Line that were known as the Free States during the Civil War

3. the northern part of North America, esp the area consisting of Alaska, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut; the North Country

4. the countries of the world that are economically and technically advanced

5. poetic the north wind

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adjective

1. 1. of or denoting the northern part of a specified country, area, etc

   2. ( as part of a name )

      North Africa

North ³ British  

/ nɔːθ /

noun

1. Frederick, 2nd Earl of Guildford, called Lord North. 1732–92, British statesman; prime minister (1770–82), dominated by George III. He was held responsible for the loss of the American colonies

2. Sir Thomas. ?1535–?1601, English translator of Plutarch's Lives (1579), which was the chief source of Shakespeare's Roman plays

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Etymology

Origin of north

before 900; Middle English, Old English, cognate with Dutch noord, German Nord, Old Norse northr

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Example Sentences

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The island’s soil, structures, animals and people are vulnerable to north Atlantic storms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The reported location was approximately 3.4 degrees north latitude and 98.6 degrees east longitude.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

It’s believed to have come from the Simi Hills, north of the freeway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The 4.9 metre sandstone slab within the circle was initially believed to have originated in Wales until a more recent study pointed towards it coming from north east Scotland.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

He lives only a few miles away, before you are officially on the north side.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

“We don’t want a system to be broken by North Korea, and then they don’t tell anybody else,” he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

It can weaken in the second half of winter, typically between January and March, sending bitterly cold air spilling south into Europe, North America and Asia.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

North Carolina is the first state to document P. imbricornus feeding on blueberry bushes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

North Wales Police has launched a campaign - Operation Cadence - to address harassment of female runners, and want incidents to be reported.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

In the North, church bells tolled for Brown, a martyr to abolition.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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