nnoun.locationthe region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon lineAttributes:northern
Part Holonyms:America U.S. U.S.A. US USA United States United States of America the States
Instance Hypernyms:geographic area geographic region geographical area geographical region
Inherited Hypernyms:northgeographical arearegionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Member Meronyms:Northerner Yank Yankee
nnoun.locationthe United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)Region:AmericaU.S.U.S.A.USUSAUnited StatesUnited States of Americathe States
Attributes:northern
Synset:North Union
Examples:- he has visited every state in the Union
- Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union
- the North's superior resources turned the scale
Instance Hypernyms:America U.S. U.S.A. US USA United States United States of America the States
Inherited Hypernyms:unionunited statesnorth american countrycountryadministrative districtdistrictregionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Part Meronyms:free state
nnoun.relationthe cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degreesSynset:N due north northward
Hypernyms:cardinal compass point
Inherited Hypernyms:northcardinal compass pointcompass pointdirectionpositionrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.locationa location in the northern part of a country, region, or cityAttributes:north northern
Hypernyms:location
Inherited Hypernyms:northlocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.relationthe direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass pointHypernyms:direction
Inherited Hypernyms:northdirectionpositionrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.relationthe direction in which a compass needle pointsSynset:compass north magnetic north
Hypernyms:direction
Inherited Hypernyms:northdirectionpositionrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.personBritish statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)Synset:Frederick North North Second Earl of Guilford
Instance Hypernyms:national leader solon statesman
Inherited Hypernyms:northstatesmanpoliticianleaderpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:northstatesmanpoliticianleaderpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
adjadj.allsituated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the northAttributes:north
Examples:- artists like north light
- the north portico
Antonyms:south
Inherited Hypernyms:north
Similar to:north-central northbound northward northeast northeasterly northeast northeasterly northeastern northeastward northerly northern northerly northern northernmost northmost northwest northwesterly northwest northwesterly northwestern northwestward
advadv.allin a northern directionSynset:northerly northward northwards
Examples:- they earn more up north
- Let's go north!
Pertainyms:northerly
Inherited Hypernyms:north