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north noun (also North or the North) 1 the direction to one's left when one faces the rising Sun. 2 magnetic north. 3 (usually the North) a any part of the Earth, a country or a town, etc lying in the direction of north; b in England: that part of England lying north of the Humber; c (the North) that part of the USA lying north of Maryland and the Ohio River, especially those states lying north of the Mason-Dixon Line during the American Civil War. 4 (the North) the industrialized nations. 5 (also North) bridge the player or position occupying the place designated 'north' on the table. adj (also North) 1 in the north; on the side that is on or nearest the north. 2 coming from the direction of the north • a north wind. adverb towards the north.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon.