North meaning in English

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Definition

north: a direction opposite of south (for example, Scotland is north of England) adjectivenoun
the North the northern part of the world or a country

Examples

  • "We have a North Island and a South Island, our population is around 4.3 million, and our capital city is Wellington."
  • "Oklahoma is part of a region called 'Tornado Alley' which stretches from West Texas to North Dakota."
  • "The events took place late last night at a trendy bar in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood, where witnesses reported seeing an altercation between two men arguing over the television program being shown."
  • "His travels took him around the globe: north, south, east and west."
  • "It's in the north of England."
  • "Delavigne's travels took him around the globe: north, south, east and west."
  • "I'd like your opinion on the North versus South divide."
  • "That's in the north of England."
  • "Because where we live, in the north west of the west of France, she goes outside with the pigeons and she hunts them down, and then she makes a beautiful pâté à l'orange with it."
  • "Moira : Have they come all the way from the north of England?"
  • "Philip : I went camping with my friend Joe in Lake Tahoe, which is about 200 miles north of San Francisco."

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