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English

Pronunciation

: International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA: /nɔːθ/ or /noːɻθ/ : SAMPA: /nO:T/ or /no:r\`T/


Etymology

Old English norþ

Noun

  1. One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map.
  2. The up or positive direction.
  3. : Stock prices are heading north.
  4. The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks Earth's magnetic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).


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Adjective

north

  1. Toward the north; northward.
  2. Of wind, from the north.
  3. Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
  4. Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.
  5. : north highway 1


Synonyms


Translations

Adverb

north

  1. Toward the north; northward.
  2. Of wind, from the north.
  3. Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
  4. Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.
  5. : north highway 1


Category:1000 English basic words

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English North \North\ (n[^o]rth), n. [AS. nor[eth]; akin to D. noord,
G., Sw., & Dan. nord, Icel. nor[eth]r. Cf. Norman,
Norse.]
[1913 Webster]
1. That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at
any place, which lies in the direction of the true
meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the
east; the direction opposite to the south.
[1913 Webster]

2. Any country or region situated farther to the north than
another; the northern section of a country.
[1913 Webster]

3. Specifically: That part of the United States lying north
of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English North \North\, a.
Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a
northern direction from the point of observation or
reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the
north.
[1913 Webster]

North following. See Following, a., 2.

North pole, that point in the heavens, or on the earth,
ninety degrees from the equator toward the north.

North preceding. See Following, a., 2.

North star, the star toward which the north pole of the
earth very nearly points, and which accordingly seems
fixed and immovable in the sky. The star [alpha] (alpha)
of the Little Bear, is our present north star, being
distant from the pole about 1[deg] 25', and from year to
year approaching slowly nearer to it. It is called also
Cynosura, polestar, and by astronomers, Polaris.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English North \North\, v. i.
To turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or
west toward the north.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English North \North\, adv.
Northward.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet north
adj : situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the
north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico"
[ant: south]
n 1: the region of the United States lying north of the
Mason-Dixon Line
2: the United States (especially the northern states during the
American Civil War); "he has visited every state in the
Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union";
"the North's superior resources turned the scale" [syn: Union]
3: the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees [syn:
due north, N]
4: any region lying in or toward the north [syn: northland, septentrion]
5: the direction in which a compass needle points [syn: {magnetic
north}, compass north]
6: British statesman under George III whose policies led to
rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792) [syn: {Frederick
North}, Second Earl of Guilford]
adv : in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's
go north!" [syn: to the north, in the north, northerly,
northwards, northward]
Moby Dictionary
Dixie , Dixieland , Down East , East , East Coast , Middle Atlantic ,
Middle West , N , New England , North , North Central region ,
Northeast , Northwest , Pacific Northwest , South , Southeast ,
Southwest , Sunbelt , West , West Coast , Yankeeland , antarctic ,
arctic , austral , boreal , cardinal points , compass card ,
compass rose , degrees , east , eastbound , easterly , eastermost ,
eastern , easternmost , eastland , eastward , half points , hyperborean ,
lubber line , meridional , north about , northbound , northeast ,
northeasterly , northeastern , northerly , northern , northernmost ,
northland , northward , northwardly , northwards , northwest ,
northwesterly , northwestern , norward , occident , occidental , orient ,
oriental , quarter points , rhumb , south , southbound , southeast ,
southeasterly , southeastern , southerly , southern , southernmost ,
southward , southwest , southwesterly , southwestern , sunrise , sunset ,
the Coast , west , westbound , westerly , western , westernmost ,
westland , westward , wild West


North, AR Zip code(s): 71635 North, SC (town, FIPS 50560) Location: 33.61706 N, 81.10313 W Population (1990): 809 (339 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29112 North, VA Zip code(s): 23128
Moby Dictionary 813
Housing Units (2000): 412
Land area (2000): 0.852502 sq. miles (2.207971 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.852502 sq. miles (2.207971 sq. km)
FIPS code: 50560
Located within: South Carolina (SC) , FIPS 45
Location: 33.615983 N , 81.103588 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 29112
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
North , SC
North
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