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north

north

223 1.0
The area at the top of a country or city on most maps
  • noun
  • /nɔrθ/
translation icon : norte
  • The militia is fighting the French in the north!
  • north and south
  • north-west
  • north and east

So that would be the north, the northeast and the South.

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Examples

  • Their neighbors to the north should do the same, and they will eventually.

    Academic text (1999)
  • As you know, the surf on the north shore comes up real fast.

  • One is located south of the river, and the other is to the north of the river.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We're producing electricity in the north more than we need there.

  • Now it is in the far north, Queensland, Australia.

  • But in the north, a storm is brewing.

  • They were cut off from the north once more, trapped.

  • Each fall, he takes hunters to the north of Kodiak on a search for blacktail deer.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The oldest bracteates found in the north are clear imitations of Roman medallions.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The city is located in the north of the country, known for its beautiful landscapes.

Synonyms

north side
vsnorth
35 1.0

The part of something that faces north

is the top part of a country region or city
northland
vsnorth
3 6.2

A part of a country or area that is in the north

is a smaller named top part rather than a broad region

Antonyms

148 1.0

The lower part of a country, region, or city on a map

Idioms

In or to Canada when speaking from the United States

Compounds

174 1.0

In a place that is above another place on a map

76 3.1

The northernmost point on Earth where the Earth's axis meets its surface

35 1.0

The part of something that faces north

34 1.0

A continent that includes Canada, the United States, and Mexico

28 2.0

The northern part of Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea

The part of the Atlantic Ocean north of the equator between Europe and the Americas

A person from North America, for example Canada, the United States, or Mexico

A public university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, known for strong research and teaching

An agreement from 1994 that made trade easier between the United States, Canada, and Mexico

10 3.5

A bright star almost still in the northern sky that people use to find north

9 2.9

The direction on a compass that points exactly to the North Pole

9 1.6

A sea between Great Britain and mainland Europe that is part of the Atlantic Ocean

A country in Southeast Asia from 1954 to 1975 that became part of Vietnam

Part of the Pacific Ocean north of the equator

3 1.6

A wind that blows from the north toward the south

In the north and middle area of a region

The direction a compass needle's north end points on Earth

1 6.0

A group in NATO that makes political decisions and includes permanent representatives from each member country

1 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

1 2.8

The smaller of New Zealand's two main islands, with more people and separated from South Island by Cook Strait

The direction halfway between north and northwest

true north
  • Canadian
1 8.6

Canada that people call a symbol of its values and identity

A large park in northern Washington State, USA with high mountains and old gold rush sites

north light
  • Specialized
1 5.7

A steady soft light from the north that does not make strong shadows

northeast by north
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A compass direction slightly north of northeast, about 34 degrees from east

north-northeast
  • Specialized
1 4.6

The direction on a compass halfway between north and northeast, slightly east of north

Toward the direction halfway between north and northeast on a compass

1 6.5

Relating to the area around the North Pole, the Arctic

compass north
  • Specialized
3.5

The direction the north end of a magnetic needle points toward on Earth

A remote northern area that has wild natural beauty

east by north
  • Specialized
9.1

A compass direction one point north of due east

The northern part of Asia including Siberia and the Russian Far East

north by east
  • Specialized
8.1

A compass direction slightly east of north at about 11 degrees

north by west
  • Specialized
8.1

A compass direction slightly west of north used for navigation

North Dravidian
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of Dravidian languages spoken in eastern India, like Kurukh and Malto

9.9

A group of related languages spoken in eastern India like Kurukh and Malto

6.2

A warm ocean flow that moves west across the Pacific just north of the equator

9.8

A piece of land about forty acres on the north side of a farm

North Frigid Zone
  • Specialized
7.7

A very cold area north of the Arctic Circle around the North Pole

North Germanic
  • Specialized
7.7

A group of languages spoken in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands

A language spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland, like Swedish or Danish

North Celestial Pole
  • Specialized
8.2

A point in the sky above Earth's North Pole that stars appear to turn around and is near Polaris

A narrow sea passage between Northern Ireland and Scotland linking the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea

9.9

A New Zealand plant that lives many years and grows on high mountains with white woolly flower heads

A river in central United States that starts in Colorado and joins the South Platte to form the Platte River

Official money used in North Korea

A nickname for the U.S. state of Minnesota

North Temperate Zone
  • Specialized
4.5

The part of Earth between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer with changing seasons

A county in northern England with countryside and old towns

Toward the direction halfway between north and northwest

north-seeking pole
  • Specialized
6.1

The end of a magnet that points toward Earth's north when it hangs freely

northwest by north
  • Specialized
4.2

A compass direction slightly north of northwest

A path or line that goes from north to south

Old North French
  • Specialized
9.9

A form of French spoken in northern France in the Middle Ages

A nickname for the state of North Carolina

A large public university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, known for research

west by north
  • Specialized
6.7

A compass direction slightly north of west about 11 degrees

Surface Forms

north singular
norths plural

Etymology

North has long meant the 'northern part' of a country or city and is the same root behind names like Norway and the word Norse. So when people say 'the north' they mean the part of a place that faces that direction and often has colder weather.