North
45
1.9
- proper noun
- /nɔrθ/
- US
- In a Union encampment just North of Chattanooga.
- North and South
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- So I, I owe a lot to the North and I love the North.
- He wanted, he said, the sectional line between North and South erased.
Examples
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Which area was more wealthy, the North or the South?
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So I, I owe a lot to the North and I love the North.
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Speaker, the importance of the North will be heard.
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Thus, without cooperation between the North and the South, oil revenues could quickly dry up for both.
Academic text (2011) -
I come from Fargo, North Dakota.
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Ask me why I'm in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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North of Boston actually.
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For more than half a century, North Korea has blatantly disregarded international norms.
Academic text (2011) -
Moyock, North Carolina.
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During the Civil War, the North fought to preserve the Union and end slavery.
Synonyms
188
3.2
The United States acting as one nation during the Civil War
1
2.7
The part of the United States north of the Mason-Dixon line
Idioms
Compounds
27
2.5
The part of the Atlantic Ocean north of the equator between Europe and the Americas
20
2.9
A public university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, known for strong research and teaching
12
3.7
An agreement from 1994 that made trade easier between the United States, Canada, and Mexico
A large public university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, known for research
- Specialized
2
4.6
The direction on a compass halfway between north and northeast, slightly east of north
- Formal
2
4.1
An agreement signed in 1949 where countries promise to defend each other and form NATO
A group of European and North American countries that work together for military defence
- Formal
1
6.0
A group in NATO that makes political decisions and includes permanent representatives from each member country
1
2.8
The smaller of New Zealand's two main islands, with more people and separated from South Island by Cook Strait
A large park in northern Washington State, USA with high mountains and old gold rush sites
- Specialized
1
8.2
A point in the sky above Earth's North Pole that stars appear to turn around and is near Polaris
- Specialized
1
6.7
A compass direction slightly north of northeast, about 34 degrees from east
1
4.5
A river in central United States that starts in Colorado and joins the South Platte to form the Platte River
1
5.6
A narrow sea passage between Northern Ireland and Scotland linking the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea
- Specialized
1
3.5
The direction the north end of a magnetic needle points toward on Earth
- Specialized
1
4.5
The part of Earth between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer with changing seasons
- Specialized
1
6.2
A warm ocean flow that moves west across the Pacific just north of the equator
- Specialized
1
7.7
A group of languages spoken in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands
- Specialized
A group of Dravidian languages spoken in eastern India, like Kurukh and Malto
- Specialized
A group of related languages spoken in eastern India like Kurukh and Malto
- New Zealand
A New Zealand plant that lives many years and grows on high mountains with white woolly flower heads
- Specialized
The end of a magnet that points toward Earth's north when it hangs freely
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word North comes from an old German word nurtha and the Old English norþ, which meant 'left' when you faced the 'sunrise'. So North came to mean the direction and the lands in that direction, like the northern states called the North during the Civil War.