north
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- noun
- /nɔrθ/
- I come from the north of Vietnam.
- to the north
- north-south
- north-south axis
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- In South Africa, as well as which is just to the north, Zimbabwe.
- They, they, they can move from the north to the South.
Examples
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We decided to travel north to experience the beautiful scenery of the mountains.
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A light wind blew from the north with the promise of cold.
Fiction book (1991) -
OK, come down, over to the land up north and then east.
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It's the only way left to us, north, to find them.
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So we will start from the north.
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True north is the path we must follow.
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Radar already shows increasing precipitation across the coastal areas and moving rather quickly to the north.
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I saw a big, snowcapped mountain to the north with smoke coming out of one peak.
Fiction book (1990) -
Viewed from the sand dunes to the north, golden beach stretches as far as you can see.
Academic text (1999) -
The trail bent to the north past a tarn where the forest thinned.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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The direction on a compass that points toward the North Pole
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The direction on a compass that points exactly to the North Pole
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The direction toward the north on a compass
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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The part of the Atlantic Ocean north of the equator between Europe and the Americas
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A public university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, known for strong research and teaching
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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
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The direction on a compass halfway between north and northeast, slightly east of north
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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
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A group in NATO that makes political decisions and includes permanent representatives from each member country
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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
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A point in the sky above Earth's North Pole that stars appear to turn around and is near Polaris
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A compass direction slightly north of northeast, about 34 degrees from east
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A river in central United States that starts in Colorado and joins the South Platte to form the Platte River
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A narrow sea passage between Northern Ireland and Scotland linking the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea
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The direction the north end of a magnetic needle points toward on Earth
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The part of Earth between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer with changing seasons
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A warm ocean flow that moves west across the Pacific just north of the equator
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A group of languages spoken in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands
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A group of Dravidian languages spoken in eastern India, like Kurukh and Malto
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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
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The end of a magnet that points toward Earth's north when it hangs freely
Surface Forms
Etymology
North comes from an old German word meaning 'north' and is related to country names like Norway and the word Norse. So north still means the compass point at the top of most maps.