North (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N
  2. the direction in which this point lies.
  3. a region or territory situated in this direction.
  4. the northern area of the United States, especially the states that fought to preserve the Union in the Civil War, lying to the north of the Ohio River, and usually including Missouri and Maryland.
  5. North Country.
  6. the north wind.
adjective
  1. in, toward, or facing, the north: the north gate.
  2. directed or proceeding toward the north: a north course.
  3. coming from the north: a north wind.
  4. designating the northern part of a region, nation, country, etc.: North Atlantic.
adverb
  1. to, toward, or in the north: sailing north.
noun
  1. pen name of John Wilson.
  2. British statesman: prime minister 1770–82.
  3. English translator.
noun
  1. one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at 0° or 360°, that is 90° from east and west and 180° from south
  2. the direction along a meridian towards the North Pole
  3. the direction in which a compass needle points; magnetic north
  4. any area lying in or towards the north
  5. the player or position at the table corresponding to north on the compass
adjective
  1. situated in, moving towards, or facing the north
  2. (esp of the wind) from the north
adverb
  1. in, to, or towards the north
  2. (of the wind) from the north
noun the North
  1. the northern area of England, generally regarded as reaching approximately the southern boundaries of Yorkshire and Lancashire
  2. (in the US) the area approximately north of Maryland and the Ohio River, esp those states north of the Mason-Dixon Line that were known as the Free States during the Civil War
  3. the northern part of North America, esp the area consisting of Alaska, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut; the North Country
  4. the countries of the world that are economically and technically advanced
  5. the north wind
adjective
    • of or denoting the northern part of a specified country, area, etc
    • (as part of a name)
noun
  1. Frederick, 2nd Earl of Guildford, called Lord North. 1732–92, British statesman; prime minister (1770–82), dominated by George III. He was held responsible for the loss of the American colonies
  2. Sir Thomas. ?1535–?1601, English translator of Plutarch's Lives (1579), which was the chief source of Shakespeare's Roman plays
North (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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