north , North
1 n-uncount The north is the direction which is on your left when you are looking towards the direction where the sun rises.
also the N
In the north the ground becomes very cold as the winter snow and ice covers the ground..., Birds usually migrate from north to south.
2 n-sing Thenorth of a place, country, or region is the part which is in the north.
usu the N, oft N of n
The scheme mostly benefits people in the North and Midlands., ...a tiny house in a village in the north of France.
3 adv If you go north, you travel towards the north.
ADV after v
Anita drove north up Pacific Highway.
4 adv Something that is north of a place is positioned to the north of it.
usu ADV of n
...a little village a few miles north of Portsmouth.
5 adj The north edge, corner, or part of a place or country is the part which is towards the north.
ADJ n
...the north side of the mountain..., They were coming in to land on the north coast of Crete.
6 adj `North' is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the north of a larger area.
ADJ n
There were demonstrations this weekend in cities throughout North America, Asia and Europe.
7 adj A north wind is a wind that blows from the north.
ADJ n
...a bitterly cold north wind.
8 n-sing The North is used to refer to the richer, more developed countries of the world. the N Malaysia has emerged as the toughest critic of the North's environmental attitudes.
north-east , northeast
1 n-uncount The north-east is the direction which is halfway between north and east.
also the N
The land to the north-east fell away into meadows.
2 n-sing The north-east of a place, country, or region is the part which is in the north-east.
the N, oft N of n
The north-east, with 60 million people, is the most densely populated part of the United States..., They're all from Newcastle in the North East of England.
3 adv If you go north-east, you travel towards the north-east.
ADV after v
The streets were jammed with slow moving traffic, army convoys moving north-east.
4 adv Something that is north-east of a place is positioned to the north-east of it.
ADV of n
This latest attack was at Careysburg, twenty miles north-east of the capital, Monrovia.
5 adj The north-east edge, corner, or part of a place is the part which is towards the north-east.
ADJ n
(=north-eastern)
...Waltham Abbey on the north-east outskirts of London.
6 adj A north-east wind is a wind that blows from the north-east.
ADJ n
By 9.15 a bitter north-east wind was blowing.
north-easterly , northeasterly
A north-easterly point, area, or direction is to the north-east or towards the north-east. adj usu ADJ n
north-eastern , north eastern
North-eastern means in or from the north-east of a region or country. adj usu ADJ n
...the north-eastern coast of the United States.
North Pole
TheNorth Pole is the place on the surface of the earth which is farthest towards the north. n-proper usu the N
north-west , northwest
1 n-uncount The north-west is the direction which is halfway between north and west.
also the N
...Ushant, five miles out to the north-west.
2 n-sing Thenorth-west of a place, country, or region is the part which is towards the north-west.
the N, oft N of n
Labour took its pre-election campaign to the North-West., ...the extreme north-west of South America.
3 adv If you go north-west, you travel towards the north-west.
ADV after v
Take the narrow lane going north-west parallel with the railway line.
4 adv Something that is north-west of a place is positioned to the north-west of it.
ADV of n
This was situated to the north-west of the town, a short walk from the railway station.
5 adj The north-west part of a place, country, or region is the part which is towards the north-west.
ADJ n
(=north-western)
...the north-west coast of the United States., ...Sydney's north-west suburbs.
6 adj A north-west wind is a wind that blows from the north-west.
ADJ n
A brisk north-west wind swept across the region.
north-westerly , northwesterly
A north-westerly point, area, or direction is to the north-west or towards the north-west. adj usu ADJ n
north-western , north western
North-western means in or from the north-west of a region or country. adj usu ADJ n
He was from north-western Russia.
