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Meaning
Noun
●
In Compass points:
One of the
four
principal
compass points
,
specifically
0° (being
directed
towards the North Pole);
conventionally
upwards on a map.
●
The up or positive direction.
●
In Physics:
The positive or
north pole
of a
magnet
, which
seeks
the
magnetic pole
near
Earth's
geographic
North Pole (which, for its
magnet
ic
properties
, is a
south
pole
).
●
Alternative letter-case form of North (“a
northern
region
; the
inhabitants
thereof”).
●
In a
church
: the
direction
to the
left-hand
side
of a person
facing
the altar.
Adj
●
Of or
pertaining
to the
north
;
north
ern.
●
Toward the
north
;
north
ward.
●
In Meteorology:
Of
wind
, from the north.
●
Pertaining to the part of a
corridor
used by
northbound
traffic.
●
Designating, or
situated
in, the
liturgical
north
(in a
church
, the
direction
to the
left-hand
side
of a person
facing
the altar).
●
More or
greater
than.
Adv
●
Toward the
north
;
northward
;
north
erly.
Verb
●
To
turn
or
move
toward the north.
Name
●
The
northern
part of a
region
(alternative letter-case form of
north
), especially:
The
northern states
of the United States.
●
The
northern
part of a
region
(alternative letter-case form of
north
), especially:
The Union during the American Civil War.
●
The
northern
part of a
region
(alternative letter-case form of
north
), especially:
The North of England, a
cultural
region.
●
The
northern
part of a
region
(alternative letter-case form of
north
), especially:
Northern Ireland.
●
The
northern
part of a
region
(alternative letter-case form of
north
), especially:
North Korea.
●
The
northern
part of a
region
(alternative letter-case form of
north
), especially:
A group of countries
mainly
lying
north of
the
equator
, including most of the West and the First World and much of the Second World.
●
A surname.
●
A
civil parish
of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada,
named
for its location.
●
A
town
in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States,
named
after John North.
●
A number of
townships
in the United States,
listed
under North Township.
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Antonyms
South
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U.S.
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France
Mainland
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Province
Island
Territory
Empire
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British
Heartland
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Military
Ussr
West Side
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Soviet Union
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Rhymes
North
Forth
North
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