north

noun

/nɔːθ/

/nɔːrθ/

[uncountable, singular]

(abbreviation N, No.)

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usually the north
the direction that is on your left when you watch the sun rise; one of the four main points of the compass
- Which way is north?
- cold winds coming from the north
- to the north (of…) Mount Kenya is to the north of (= further north than) Nairobi.
- views of distant mountains to north and south
compare east, south, west see also magnetic north, true northTopics Geographya1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- magnetic
- true
- frozen
- …
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the north, the North
the northern part of a country, a region or the world
- birds migrating from the north
- in the north Houses are less expensive in the North (= of England) than in the South.
- They wanted to escape the cold of the north.
- The main road ran across the north of the island.
- There's been a severe earthquake in the north of the country.
- Edinburgh was called the Athens of the North.
Topics Geographya1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- magnetic
- true
- frozen
- …
See full entry
the North
the north-east states of the US which fought against the South in the American Civil War
- Some delegates from Virginia voted to join the North.
the North
the richer and more developed countries of the world, especially in Europe and North America
- The North refused to commit itself to safeguarding species diversity.

Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch noord and German nord.

north

adjective

/nɔːθ/

/nɔːrθ/

[only before noun]

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(abbreviation N, No.)
in or towards the north
- North London
- the north bank of the river
- the north end/side of the building
- We ended up on the rugged north coast of California.
- Enter the cathedral through the north door.
Topics Weathera1, Geographya1
a north wind blows from the north
- A cold north wind blew in from the sea.
compare northerly

Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch noord and German nord.

north

adverb

/nɔːθ/

/nɔːrθ/

Idioms

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towards the north
- The house faces north.
- The train was heading north to Paris.
north of something nearer to the north than something
- They live ten miles north of Boston.
north of something (finance or North American English, informal) more or higher than something
- The estimated value is north of $5.4 billion.
- The shares had already been trading north of £30.
- temperatures north of 35°C

opposite south

Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch noord and German nord.

Idioms

up north

(informal) to or in the north of a country, especially England
- They've gone to live up north.

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单词	north
释义	north noun /nɔːθ/ /nɔːrθ/ [uncountable, singular] (abbreviation N, No.) jump to other results enlarge image usually the north the direction that is on your left when you watch the sun rise; one of the four main points of the compass Which way is north? cold winds coming from the north to the north (of…) Mount Kenya is to the north of (= further north than) Nairobi. views of distant mountains to north and south compare east, south, west see also magnetic north, true northTopics Geographya1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective magnetic true frozen … See full entry the north, the North the northern part of a country, a region or the world birds migrating from the north in the north Houses are less expensive in the North (= of England) than in the South. They wanted to escape the cold of the north. The main road ran across the north of the island. There's been a severe earthquake in the north of the country. Edinburgh was called the Athens of the North. Topics Geographya1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective magnetic true frozen … See full entry the North the north-east states of the US which fought against the South in the American Civil War Some delegates from Virginia voted to join the North. the North the richer and more developed countries of the world, especially in Europe and North America The North refused to commit itself to safeguarding species diversity. Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch noord and German nord. north adjective /nɔːθ/ /nɔːrθ/ [only before noun] jump to other results (abbreviation N, No.) in or towards the north North London the north bank of the river the north end/side of the building We ended up on the rugged north coast of California. Enter the cathedral through the north door. Topics Weathera1, Geographya1 a north wind blows from the north A cold north wind blew in from the sea. compare northerly Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch noord and German nord. north adverb /nɔːθ/ /nɔːrθ/ Idioms jump to other results towards the north The house faces north. The train was heading north to Paris. north of something nearer to the north than something They live ten miles north of Boston. north of something (finance or North American English, informal) more or higher than something The estimated value is north of $5.4 billion. The shares had already been trading north of £30. temperatures north of 35°C opposite south Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch noord and German nord. Idioms up north (informal) to or in the north of a country, especially England They've gone to live up north.
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