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adverb(north)to, toward, or in the north
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adjective(north)situated toward or at the north
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adjective(north)coming from the north
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noun(north)the direction of the north terrestrial pole : the direction to the left of one facing east
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noun(north)the compass point directly opposite to south
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noun(north)regions or countries lying to the north of a specified or implied point of orientation
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biographical name(north)Douglass Cecil 1920—2015 American economist
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biographical name(north)Frederick 1732—1792 Lord North English statesman; prime minister (1770—82)
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biographical name(north)Sir Thomas 1535—?1603 English translator
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noun(north)a periodic seesaw fluctuation in sea-level atmospheric pressures over the northern Atlantic Ocean that is believed to contribute to the Arctic Oscillation
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noun phrase(north)a compass point that is one point east of due north : N11°15'E
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noun phrase(north)a compass point that is one point west of due north : N11°15'W
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noun(north)a subdivision of the Germanic languages including Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish