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| north [ nawrth ] |
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1. direction: the direction that lies directly to the left of somebody facing the rising Sun or that is located toward the top of a conventional map of the world
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2. compass point: one of the cardinal points on a compass. North is 90 degrees counterclockwise from east.
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3. area in north: the part of an area, region, or country that is situated in or toward the north
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4. left-hand side of church: the left-hand side of a church as you face the altar from the central section of the building
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5. position equivalent to north: the position equivalent to north in a diagram consisting of four points at 90-degree intervals
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adjective |
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1. in north: situated in, facing, or coming from the north of a place, region, or country
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2. blowing from north: describes a wind that blows from the north
  a north wind
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adverb |
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toward north: in or toward the north
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| [ Old English norþ< Germanic] |
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north of U.S. in excess of (informal)
north of $64,000
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