noun, adjective, adverb
noun [U,sing.] (abbreviation N, No.)
1 (usually the north) the direction that is on your left when you watch the sun rise; one of the four main points of the COMPASS:
Which way is north? * cold winds coming from the north. * Mount Kenya is to the north of (= further north than) Nairobi.
compareEAST, SOUTH, WEST
seealsoMAGNETICNORTH, TRUENORTH
2 (the north, the North) the northern part of a country, a region or the world:
birds migrating from the north * Houses are less expensive in the North (= of England) than in the South.
3 (the North) the NE states of the US which fought against the South in the American Civil War
4 (the North) the richer and more developed countries of the world, especially in Europe and N America
adjective [onlybeforenoun]
1 (abbreviation N, No.) in or towards the north:
North London * the north bank of the river
2 a north wind blows from the north
compareNORTHERLY
adverb towards the north:
The house faces north.
IDIOMS
up north (informal) to or in the north of a country, especially England:
They've gone to live up north.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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