Overview of noun north

The noun north has 7 senses

• North -- (the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line)


• Union, North -- (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")


• north, due north, northward, N -- (the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees)


• north -- (a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city)


• north -- (the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point)


• north, magnetic north, compass north -- (the direction in which a compass needle points)


• North, Frederick North, Second Earl of Guilford -- (British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792))

Overview of adj north

The adj north has 1 sense

• north -- (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico")

Overview of adv north

The adv north has 1 sense

• north, northerly, northwards, northward -- (in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!")