north
north [north norths] noun, adjective, adverb BrE [nɔːθ] NAmE [nɔːrθ]
noun uncountable, singular (abbr.N, No.)
1. (usually the north)the direction that is on your left when you watch the sun rise; one of the four main points of the ↑compass
• Which way is north?
•cold winds coming from the north
• Mount Kenya is to the north of (= further north than) Nairobi.
compare ↑east, ↑south, ↑west
see also ↑magnetic north, ↑true north
2. the north, the Norththe northern part of a country, a region or the world
•birds migrating from the north
• Houses are less expensive in the North (= of England) than in the South.
3. the Norththe NE states of the US which fought against the South in the American Civil War
4. the Norththe richer and more developed countries of the world, especially in Europe and N America
Word Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch noord and German nord.
Idiom: ↑up north
adjective only before noun
1. (abbr.N, No.)in or towards the north
•North London
•the north bank of the river
2. a north wind blows from the north
compare ↑northerly
Word Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch noord and German nord.
adverb
1. towards the north
• The house faces north.
2. ~ of sth nearer to the north than sth
•They live ten miles north of Boston.
3. ~ of sth (finance)or NAmE, informal)more or higher than sth
•The estimated value is north of $5.4 billion.
•The shares had already been trading north of £30.
•temperatures north of 35°C
Opp: ↑south
Word Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch noord and German nord.
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