north
adverb
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Definition of north
(Entry 1 of 6)
: to, toward, or in the north
north
adjectiveDefinition of north (Entry 2 of 6)
1
: situated toward or at the north
the north entrance
2
: coming from the north
a north wind
north
nounDefinition of north (Entry 3 of 6)
1a
: the direction of the north terrestrial pole : the direction to the left of one facing east
b
: the compass point directly opposite to south
2 capitalized
a
: regions or countries lying to the north of a specified or implied point of orientation
b
: the industrially and economically developed nations of the world — compare south sense 5
3 often capitalized
a
: the one of four positions at 90-degree intervals that lies to the north or at the top of a diagram
b
: a person occupying this position in the course of a specified activity (such as the game of bridge)
North
biographical name (1)
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Definition of North (Entry 4 of 6)
Douglass Cecil 1920–2015 American economist
North
biographical name (2)Definition of North (Entry 5 of 6)
Frederick 1732–1792 Lord North English statesman; prime minister (1770–82)
North
biographical name (3)Definition of North (Entry 6 of 6)
Sir Thomas 1535–?1603 English translator
Examples of north in a Sentence
Adverb
Turn north onto Elm Street. It's a few miles north of here. The bird is found as far north as Canada.Noun
The wind is coming from the north. The birds migrate from the North. Parts of the North were hit hard by the storm. I grew up in the North. The American Civil War was between the North and the South.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb
No one still on board wanted to get off, so the driver made a U-turn further down on a small side street and headed back north. — Kellie Hwang, Indianapolis Star, "Packed buses but also some scrapes and smoke for Red Line's first day," 1 Sep. 2019 The secluded taproom near I-5 just north of Ridgefield will add tap handles for the event to showcase beers from 36 southwest Washington breweries. — Andre Meunier, oregonlive, "Oregon beer this week: A celebration of SW Washington beer, Gigantic expanding to NE Portland, plus events," 30 Aug. 2019 Opened in March in the middle of the country's Red Sea resort region, just north of the city of Eliat, the airport hosted its first international flights in April. — Nneka M. Okona, Condé Nast Traveler, "Airports (and Terminals) You'll Actually Want to Spend Time in," 28 Aug. 2019 The Victoria Office of Emergency Management said its agency was working in conjunction with other city of Victoria agencies to control the brush fire just north of the city of Refugio, Texas. — Michelle Iracheta, Houston Chronicle, "Brush across three Texas counties has consumed 1,500 acres, officials say," 27 Aug. 2019 Mark Vlaun said at a press briefing that a strong jet stream headed north is working against them. — sun-sentinel.com, "As search widens for missing firefighters, marine firm offers $10,000 reward," 22 Aug. 2019 State police said the crash happened in the area of Sand Road about 10:20 p.m., when Holderman was headed north in a 2011 GMC Sierra 2500 pickup. — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, "Canaan man dies in crash, state police say," 19 Aug. 2019 Because the Trump administration has a plan which intends to use Guatemala to limit the number of migrants trying to head north to its border. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, "Guatemala's new president could give Trump a huge headache on immigration," 12 Aug. 2019 Cars and trucks full of migrants would head north into Mexico on an almost daily basis. — Los Angeles Times, "In a town called ‘Thank God,’ Central Americans’ pursuit of the promised land fades," 12 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
About 10 tents are clustered at the bus depot, mostly on the wooded slope at the station’s north end. — Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, "Fence planned for Newport Beach bus station as residents’ frustration about homelessness grows," 22 Aug. 2019 Mission, however, is part of Westfield Co.’s 14-acre, mixed-use North Wynkoop development at the far north end of Brighton Boulevard. — John Wenzel, The Know, "Take a look inside Mission Ballroom, Denver’s newest venue built just for live music," 28 July 2019 Instead, the 49th edition of the ROYAL OAK OUTDOOR ART FAIR, will unfold in Memorial Park at Woodward and 13 Mile in the city’s north end. — Greg Crawford, Detroit Free Press, "The weekend: Fourth of July in Clawson, Rib Fest, Camaro Superfest, Oakland County Fair," 3 July 2019 The south end of the building, which houses the library, chamber of commerce and municipal offices, has been closed since, as has the vacant north end. — Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News, "Chugiak-Eagle River Library to reopen Tuesday," 11 June 2019 Most of the customers affected by Monday night's storms were in north Phoenix, west Phoenix and Glendale. — Aubrey Carpenter, azcentral, "Nearly 500 Phoenix-area residents still without power after monsoon storm," 23 July 2019 Milwaukee police are investigating the shooting of a 15-year-old boy late Friday on the city's north side. — Jack Mccordick, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "15-year-old boy shot and seriously injured on north side," 3 Aug. 2019 Supported by grants and donations, their organization has turned three formerly abandoned houses on a quiet street in the city’s north side into transitional apartments. — Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, "‘We’re old news, but we’re still living this’ — mistrust still flows in Flint," 30 July 2019 Crown Hill Cemetery spokeswoman Crystal King said the cemetery has no information about the plans to exhume Dillinger, whose grave is an attraction at the hilltop graveyard on Indianapolis' near north side. — CBS News, "Body of notorious gangster John Dillinger to be exhumed 85 years after FBI agents killed him," 30 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Other rocket launchers mounted on donkey carts were found in Waziriya, a neighborhood north of downtown. — Barnini Chakraborty, Fox News, "ISIS using booby-trapped bovines to go after enemies in Iraq, reports say," 3 Sep. 2019 The hurricane center said that may not happen until Tuesday, although Dorian was going a little north of due west on Monday afternoon. — Leigh Morgan, al, "Hurricane Dorian 2019 path update: Florida waits for turn north as Category 4 storm batters Bahamas," 2 Sep. 2019 The man was reported missing Thursday, and was found by a boater north of Stony Island, Grosse Ile police say. — Emma Keith, Detroit Free Press, "Police: Man found in Detroit River was reported missing from Windsor," 1 Sep. 2019 The industry remains under heightened scrutiny two years after Hurricane Irma struck Florida and led to the deaths of a dozen residents at a nursing home north of Miami. — NBC News, "Hundreds of Florida nursing homes don't meet requirements ahead of Dorian," 30 Aug. 2019 According to The Associated Press, five of the whales have died, including a calf that was found dead about a mile north from the rest of the group, after being found on Sugar Beach in Kihei on Thursday morning. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, "5 Whales Die After Stranding Themselves on Hawaii Beach with 5 Other Whales," 30 Aug. 2019 Israel carried out at least one of the attacks, on a base north of Baghdad on July 19, and American officials have said that Israel carried out others. — Ben Hubbard, New York Times, "The Israel-Iran Shadow War Escalates and Breaks Into the Open," 29 Aug. 2019 The pursuit started westbound on West Road before heading into a neighborhood north of West and Greenhouse roads, OnScene TV reported. — Michelle Iracheta, Houston Chronicle, "High-speed chase between U-Haul, Houston police ends with suspect driving into bayou," 28 Aug. 2019 He was raised in Fort Lupton, a small town north of Denver, of a teetotaling Methodist father and a stern Irish Catholic mother. — Bill St. John, The Denver Post, "Get Cooking: The table as the great altar of life," 28 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'north.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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