north

CEFRA2

/nɔːθ/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The direction opposite to south.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Located toward the north.

Examples

  • The cold north wind was roaring outside.

  • The party campaigned vigorously in the north of the country.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /noːθ/
  • /noɹt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).

  2. The up or positive direction.

  3. The direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariable plane.

More examples

In context

  • Minnesota is in the north of the USA.

  • Stock prices are heading back towards the north.

  • We went due north.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English north, from Old English norþ, from Proto-West Germanic *norþr, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nér (“below (the surface)”). The meaning developed either from "region where the sun is below (the earth)" or from "left side of someone who turns to the east when praying". Cognates Cognate with various Germanic counterparts such as Yola noardth, nordh (“north”), North Frisian noor, nord, nuurd, Nuurđ (“north”), Saterland Frisian Noude, Nudde (“north”), West Frisian noard (“north”), Dutch noord (“north”), German Nord (“north”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk nord (“north”), Faroese and Icelandic norður (“north”), Swedish nord,...