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north

noun · adjective US /nɔːrθ/

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

How often you will meet it

Rank 1,033 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 17,784 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.

What it means

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) also: Union he has visited every state in the UnionLee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union
  3. the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees also: due north, northward, N
  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 also: magnetic north, compass north

adjective

  1. situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north artists like north lightthe north portico

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

north in real books

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  • These lonely dwellings of the trader are scattered far and wide over the whole continent—north, south, east, and west.

    Snowflakes and Sunbeams · R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne · Chapter 1

  • When the weather cleared up a little, we found ourselves eleven degrees north latitude, upon the coast of Guinea.

    The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1

  • Then, following the curve of the Desert, he turned north and settled on a tree-top in the Kingdom of Noland.

    The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1

  • The queen's advisers determined to move first to Wells, as from that point they could either go north or march upon London.

    A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1

  • East and west and south and north 10 The messengers ride fast, And tower and town and cottage Have heard the trumpet's blast.

    Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1

Nearby in the frequency table

1,029 weeks1,030 hurt1,031 noticed1,032 justice 1,033 north 1,034 study1,035 mighty1,036 board1,037 dressed

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