north
- noun
- /nɔrθ/
- 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.
- So that would be the north, the northeast and the South.
- We're producing electricity in the north more than we need there.
- God bless the truckers who are freeing the frozen North, right.
- South South Yorkshire, yes, yes, north north of England.
Examples
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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.
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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.
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Now it is in the far north, Queensland, Australia.
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But in the north, a storm is brewing.
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They were cut off from the north once more, trapped.
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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
The part of something that faces north
A part of a country or area that is in the north
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
The part of the Atlantic Ocean north of the equator between Europe and the Americas
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
- Formal
A group in NATO that makes political decisions and includes permanent representatives from each member country
- Formal
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
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
A compass direction slightly north of northeast, about 34 degrees from east
- Specialized
The direction on a compass halfway between north and northeast, slightly east of north
- Specialized
The direction the north end of a magnetic needle points toward on Earth
- 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
- Specialized
A warm ocean flow that moves west across the Pacific just north of the equator
- Specialized
A group of languages spoken in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands
- Specialized
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
- New Zealand
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
- Specialized
The part of Earth between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer with changing seasons
- Specialized
The end of a magnet that points toward Earth's north when it hangs freely
A large public university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, known for research
Surface Forms
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.