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English adjective: north | |||
| 1. | north situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north | ||
| Samples | Artists like north light. The north portico. | ||
| Similar | north-central, northbound, northeast, northeast, northeasterly, northeasterly, northeastern, northeastward, northerly, northerly, northern, northern, northernmost, northmost, northward, northwest, northwest, northwesterly, northwesterly, northwestern, northwestward | ||
| Attribute | north | ||
| Antonyms | south | ||
English noun: North | |||
| 1. | North (location) the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line | ||
| Instance hypernym | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | ||
| Part meronym | America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA | ||
| Member holonym | Northerner, Yank, Yankee | ||
| Attribute | northern | ||
| 2. | North (location) the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War) | ||
| Samples | He has visited every state in the Union. Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union. The North's superior resources turned the scale. | ||
| Synonyms | Union | ||
| Instance hypernym | America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA | ||
| Part holonym | free state | ||
| Attribute | northern | ||
| Domain region | America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA | ||
| 3. | north the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees | ||
| Synonyms | due north, N, northward | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cardinal compass point | ||
| 4. | north (location) a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | location | ||
| Attribute | north, northern | ||
| 5. | north the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | direction | ||
| 6. | north the direction in which a compass needle points | ||
| Synonyms | compass north, magnetic north | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | direction | ||
| 7. | North (person) British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792) | ||
| Synonyms | Frederick North, Second Earl of Guilford | ||
| Instance hypernym | national leader, solon, statesman | ||
English adverb: north | |||
| 1. | north in a northern direction | ||
| Samples | They earn more up north. Let's go north!. | ||
| Synonyms | northerly, northward, northwards | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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