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| 1. | [ noun ] (geography) the region of the United States lying north of the Mason-Dixon line | |
| Related terms: | geographical_area Yankee US northern | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] in a northern direction | |
| Synonyms: | to_the_north northward northwards northerly in_the_north | |
| Examples: | "they earn more up North" "Let's go north!" |
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| 3. | [ adverb ] in a northern direction | |
| Synonyms: | to_the_north northward northwards northerly in_the_north | |
| Examples: | "they earn more up North" "Let's go north!" |
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| 4. | [ adjective ] situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north | |
| Examples: | "artists like north light" "the north portico" |
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| Related terms: | south northerly northwestern northerly northeastern northeastward northernmost north-central northwesterly northwestward north-central northeasterly northbound | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (government,geography) the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War) | |
| Synonyms: | Union | |
| Examples: | "he has visited every state in the Union" "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union" "the North's superior resources turned the scale" |
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| Related terms: | US free_state US northern | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (geography) any region lying in or toward the north | |
| Synonyms: | northland septentrion | |
| Related terms: | region northern | |
| 7. | [ noun ] the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees | |
| Synonyms: | N due_north | |
| Related terms: | cardinal_compass_point | |
| 8. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1797 | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (politics) British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792) | |
| Synonyms: | second_earl_of_guilford frederick_north | |
| Related terms: | statesman | |
| 10. | [ noun ] the direction in which a compass needle points | |
| Synonyms: | compass_north magnetic_north | |
| Related terms: | direction | |
| Similar spelling: |
Northey Northway Norred |
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