north
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Adjective
situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico"
Adverb
in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let''s go north!"
Noun
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
Noun
the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War); "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North''s superior resources turned the scale"
Noun
the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
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a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city
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the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point
Noun
the direction in which a compass needle points
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British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)