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- pronunciation:
- north
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, adverb
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noun |
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North is a direction. If you face the sun as it rises in the morning, north is to your left. If someone is traveling from California to Alaska, the direction they are going in is north.
My bedroom window faces north, and my room is not very sunny.
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| definition 2: |
When something is in the north, it is close to the top of the world. Canada and Russia are countries in the north. The north is also what we call the part of a country, state, or town that is at the top of that area on a map or closer to the top than the bottom.
The states of Washington, Maine, and Alaska are some of the states of America that are in the north.
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
When we describe something with the word "north," we mean that it is from the north, of the north, or in the north.
The north wind brings in very cold air.There are two American continents. One is North America and one is South America. |
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The north side of something, is the side that faces toward the north.
The north side of our house is always in the shade. |
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adverb |
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If you go north, you go toward the north.
Alan's grandparents live in Florida, but they come north during the summer to visit him in New York. |
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