North meaning

What does “north” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“north” is a noun, adjective and adverb with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line.

north

noun

  1. the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

  2. 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”

    SynonymsUnion
  3. the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees

  4. a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city

  5. the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point

  6. the direction in which a compass needle points

  7. British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)

adjective

  1. situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north

    “artists like north light”

    “the north portico”

    Oppositessouth

adverb

  1. in a northern direction

    “they earn more up north”

    “Let's go north!”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University