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noun

North n.

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.

Any country or region situated farther to the north than another; the northern section of a country.

Specifically: That part of the United States lying north of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line.

verb

North v. i. To turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward the north.

adjective

North adj. 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.

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 of the Little Bear, is our present north star, being distant from the pole about 1° 25´, and from year to year approaching slowly nearer to it. It is called also Cynosura, polestar, and by astronomers, Polaris.

adverb

North adv. Northward.

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Etymology of 'North'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"North" Quotes from Famous Books

... Norman Everest, after congratulating the lecturer on his interesting address and beautiful photographs, observed that he remained unconvinced by his arguments in favour of approaching Mount Amaranth from the North. The climatic difficulties of that route were in his opinion insuperable, to say nothing of the hostility of the natives of the Ong-Kor plateau and the Muzbakh valley. He still believed that the ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, March 19, 1919 • Various

... the flatboat to this point on the river, and then died out, did not resume its force and direction. It blew gently, but veered around from the north, so that its tendency was to drive the craft back to the Kentucky shore. It required hard work at the sweeps to overcome the momentum, but as the Ohio side was approached the forest shut off and ...

— The Phantom of the River • Edward S. Ellis

... and directly opposite Samarra town, is a plain some ten or dozen miles in length, between the mounds of the battle of April 22 and the crest of Al-Ajik; this plain may be three miles broad. Al-Ajik covers and commands all approaches from the north, and, with the central plateau, shuts the plain within a crescent. Here, behind Al-Ajik, lay our camp for the next ...

— The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad • Edward John Thompson

... north-east, but though they all looked long and carefully there was no sign of any great tract of ...

— King o' the Beach - A Tropic Tale • George Manville Fenn

... you have traps in Northamptonshire," Bindo replied. "There are always lurking constables along the Great North Road and the highways leading into it. But you must let me come and take your driver's place for a little while. If the cars are worth anything at all, I'll get the ...

— The Count's Chauffeur • William Le Queux

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