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north

106 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) north (adverb)
  2. 2) north (adjective)
  3. 3) north (noun)
  4. North (biographical name)
  5. North (biographical name)
  6. North (biographical name)
  7. North African (adjective)
  8. North African (noun)
  9. North American Indian (noun)
  10. North Arabic (noun)
  11. North Briton (noun)
  12. north by east
  13. north by west
  14. North Carolina bay (noun)
  15. North Carolina pine (noun)
  16. north celestial pole (noun)
  17. North Central (adjective)
  18. North-countryman (noun)
  19. north geographical pole (noun)
  20. North Germanic (noun)
  21. north light (noun)
  22. north-northeast (noun)
  23. north-northwest (noun)
  24. North Oscan (adjective)
  25. north polar distance (noun)
  26. north pole (noun)
  27. north-seeking pole (noun)
  28. North Semitic (noun)
  29. North Star (noun)
  30. north temperate (adjective)

1north

adv \ˈnȯrth\

Definition of NORTH

: to, toward, or in the north
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Examples of NORTH

  1. Turn north onto Elm Street.
  2. It's a few miles north of here.
  3. The bird is found as far north as Canada.

Origin of NORTH

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German nord north and perhaps to Greek nerteros lower, infernal
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with NORTH

forth, Forth, fourth

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