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Pronunciation
:International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA: /n��θ/ or /no�ɻθ/
:SAMPA: /nO:T/ or /no:r\`T/
audio|en-us-north.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)θ|-��(r)θ

Etymology
Old English norþ

Noun
en-noun|-

1. One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map.
2. The up or positive direction.

#:Stock prices are heading north.

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

Slovak: t-|sk|sever|m
Slovene: t+|sl|sever|m
Spanish: t+|es|norte|m
Swedish: t+|sv|nord
Telugu: �త�తర� (uttaram)
Turkish: kuzey, �imal (obsolete)
Urdu: t-|ur|ش�ا�|m|tršam�l|scur-Arab|xs=Urdu
Welsh: t-|cy|gogledd|m|xs=Welsh
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trans-top|up or positive direction
Finnish: t+|fi|koillinen
trans-mid
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trans-top|north pole of a magnet
Finnish: t+|fi|pohjoisnapa
trans-mid
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Derived terms
top2
magnetic north
northbound
northeast
northerly
northern
northerner
northing
mid2
north-northeast
north-northwest
northward
northwardly
northwards
northwest
bottom2

Related terms
east
south
west

Adjective
north

1. Toward the north; northward.
2. meteorology Of wind, from the north.
3. Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
4. Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.

#:north highway 1

Synonyms
(of the north): boreal

Translations

Basque: iparreko, ipartar
Breton: norzh
Croatian: t-|hr|sjeverni
Czech: severní m,f,n
Dutch: t+|nl|noord, t-|nl|noordelijk
Esperanto: norda
Finnish: t+|fi|pohjoinen
French: nord, septentrional, boréal
Frisian: noard, noardlik
German: nordwärts (1, 3), nördlich (2, 4)
Greek: β��ειο�, βο�ειν��
Hungarian: északi
mid
Interlingua: del nord, nordic, septentrional
Italian: settentrionale, nordico
Latin: t-|la|borealis
Manchu: amargi
Norwegian: t-|no|nord
Old Norse: norðr
Polish: pó�nocny m, pó�nocna f, pó�nocne n
Portuguese: nortista m & f, do norte, nórdico m, setentrional m & f
Slovak: severný m, severná f, severné n
Spanish: t-|es|norteño
Swedish: norr
Welsh: t-|cy|gogleddol|xs=Welsh

Adverb
north

1. Toward the north; northward.
2. meteorology Of wind, from the north.
3. Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
4. Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.

#:north highway 1

Category:1000 English basic words

ar:north
az:north
de:north
et:north
fa:north
fr:north
ko:north
hy:north
io:north
id:north
it:north
kk:north
lt:north
hu:north
ja:north
pl:north
pt:north
ru:north
simple:north
fi:north
ta:north
te:north
vi:north
tr:north
uk:north
zh:north

• 2007-12-20 00:18 - Tbot - added t for et, pl

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