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north

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Synonyms: worth, forth, narth, orth, njorth, norte, norah, borth, noth, porth, korth

Antonyms: worth, forth, narth, orth, njorth, norte, norah, borth, noth, porth, korth

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Noun

  1. {{senseid|en|Q659}}The 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]].
  2. The [[up]] or [[positive]] direction.
  3. {{lb|en|physics}} The [[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. {{alt case|en|North||a northern region; the inhabitants thereof}}. {{defdate|circa 1300}}
  5. {{lb|en|ecclesiastical}} In a church: the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the [[altar]].

Adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the north; [[northern]].
  2. Toward the north; [[northward]].
  3. {{lb|en|meteorology}} Of wind, from the north.
  4. Pertaining to the part of a [[corridor]] used by [[northbound]] [[traffic]].
  5. {{lb|en|ecclesiastical}} Designating, or situated in, the liturgical north (in a church, the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the [[altar]]).
  6. {{lb|en|colloquial}} More or greater than.

Adverb

  1. Toward the north; [[northward]]; [[northerly]].

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|obsolete|intransitive}} To turn or move toward the north.

Proper noun

  1. Any of various particular [[region]]s named for the [[cardinal direction]] in which they lie.

Proper noun

  1. {{surname|en}}.
  2. {{place|en|civil parish|in|co/Prince County|p/Prince Edward Island|c/Canada}}, named for its location.
  3. {{place|en|town|co/Orangeburg County|s/South Carolina|c/USA}}, named after John North.
  4. {{place|en|A number of <<townships>> in the [[United States]], including in <<s/Indiana>> (2), <<s/Minnesota>>, <<s/Missouri>> and <<s/Ohio>>, listed under {{w|North Township}}}}; most are named named for their location.

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