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North

Noun

Definitions

1.NounThe direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariable plane.
"Minnesota is in the north of the USA."
2.NounThe up or positive direction.
"Stock prices are heading back towards the north."
3.NounThe positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).
4.NounAlternative letter-case form of North (“a northern region; the inhabitants thereof”). .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
5.NounIn a church: the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar.
6.AdjectiveOf or pertaining to the north; northern.
"He lived in north Germany.; She entered through the north gate."
7.AdjectiveToward the north; northward.
8.AdjectiveOf wind, from the north.
"The north wind was cold."
9.AdjectivePertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.
"north highway 1"
10.AdjectiveDesignating, or situated in, the liturgical north (in a church, the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar).
11.AdjectiveMore or greater than.
"The wedding ended up costing north of $50,000."
12.AdverbToward the north; northward; northerly.
"Switzerland is north of Italy.; We headed north."
13.VerbTo turn or move toward the north.
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