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north

59 1.0
Located on or coming from the top side of a map
  • adjective
  • /nɔrθ/
translation icon : norte
  • I live out on the north side. Do you know why all these people are here?
  • north-south
  • the north side
  • north-central

I was on a robbery squad for six years in north London.

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Examples

  • Are you on the north island?

  • The cabin is located on the north side of the mountain, providing stunning views.

  • Meet us on the north end of the property.

  • Is it north or is it south?

  • So I let him go so he could play with his band on the north side.

  • The helicopter began to climb and headed toward the north end of the island.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Gondorff is setting up a wire store on the north side.

  • The Fairlane approaches Town Hall, a square two-story building on the north side of the Common.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • I bum a ride to Billy's house on the north side of Baton Rouge.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Fast-moving clouds piled up on the north horizon, over the leafless trees.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

northern
vsnorth
483 1.0

Located in the north part of a country or area

focuses more on simple direction, movement, or coming from that side
N
vsnorth
30 1.0

The direction on a compass that points toward the North Pole

is the general term for direction, movement, or origin
northward
vsnorth
16 2.0

Moving or facing toward the north

also covers being situated in or coming from that direction
due north
vsnorth
9 2.9

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

is used more broadly for direction, location, movement, or origin
northbound
vsnorth
8 2.5

Going toward the north on a road or train

is broader, applying to facing, location, movement, or origin
northerly
vsnorth
2 2.6

Facing toward the north

is the general word covering facing, moving, or coming from that direction

Antonyms

81 1.0

On the bottom side of a map or building

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

How North

North Frigid Zone
  • Specialized
7.7
Arctic
69 3.5
north
59 1.0
northland
3 6.2
south
81 1.0

Surface Forms

north positive

Etymology

North comes from the same old German word and is used as an adjective to mean 'from the north' or 'facing north', just like in northwest. So a north wind is a wind that comes from that direction.