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north
Definition:
(nou) the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line (nou) the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War) (nou) the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees (nou) a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city (nou) the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point (nou) the direction in which a compass needle points (nou) British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)
Phonetic Transcription:
nɔːθ
Examples:
Hummock Island is almost long in a north west to south east direction.
They emigrated to the north, south, east, and west.
The list runs anticlockwise from north east to south east Wales.
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