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1. In a northern direction
   "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!"
   - northerly, northwards, northward

1. Situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north
   "artists like north light"; "the north portico"

1. The cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
   - due north, northward, N
    
2. A location in the northern part of a country, region, or city
    
3. The direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point
    
4. The direction in which a compass needle points
   - magnetic north, compass north

1. The region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
    
2. British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)
   - Frederick North, Second Earl of Guilford
    
3. The United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
   "the North's superior resources turned the scale"
   - Union

Derived forms: norths

See also: boreal, northbound, north-central, northeast, northeasterly, northeastern, northeastward, northerly, northern, northernmost, northmost, northward, northwest, northwesterly, northwestern, northwestward

Type of: America, cardinal compass point, direction, geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, location, national leader, solon, statesman, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA

Antonym: south

Part of: America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA

Encyclopedia: North, Frederick, 2nd Earl of Guilford North, Alfred North North, SC North, South Carolina North, South, East, and West North, Sir Thomas