north

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /nɔːθ/

• Audio (UK): [no̞ːθ]

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• (US) IPA ^(key): /nɔrθ/ or /norθ/, enPR: nôrth

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• (AU) (NZ) IPA ^(key): /noːθ/

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Noun

Singular north

Plural none

1. North is the direction towards the top of the Earth, opposite to south; If you are looking north, the sun sets on your left.

   Canada is the biggest country in North America.

2. North is the end of a magnet that points north.
3. The north is the area of land north of the speaker; Also the Arctic.

Preposition

Preposition north

1. In the direction north; towards the north

   The place you want is two miles north of here.

   It's colder here because we're further north.

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  On this map, north is at the top.

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  North is at the top in red.

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  The north end of this magnet is on the left.

Related words

• northern
• northerly

See also

• south
• east
• west

Directions (edit)

north - east - south - west

up - down | forward - backward | left - right