North : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: North	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for North
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
north adv in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!" Synonym(s): north, northerly, northwards, northward adj situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico" Antonym(s): south n the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War); "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale" Synonym(s): Union, North the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees Synonym(s): north, due north, northward, N a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point the direction in which a compass needle points Synonym(s): north, magnetic north, compass north British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792) Synonym(s): North, Frederick North, Second Earl of Guilford
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
North \North\, n. [AS. nor[edh]; akin to D. noord, G., Sw., & Dan. nord, Icel. nor[edh]r. Cf. {Norman}, {Norse}.] 1. That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the east; the direction opposite to the south. 2. Any country or region situated farther to the north than another; the northern section of a country. 3. Specifically: That part of the United States lying north of Mason and Dixon's line. See under {Line}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
North \North\, a. Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a northern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the north. {North following}. See {Following}, a., 2. {North pole}, that point in the heavens, or on the earth, ninety degrees from the equator toward the north. {North preceding}. See {Following}, a., 2. {North star}, the star toward which the north pole of the earth very nearly points, and which accordingly seems fixed and immovable in the sky. The star [alpha] (alpha) of the Little Bear, is our present north star, being distant from the pole about 1[deg] 25[b7], and from year to year approaching slowly nearer to it. It is called also {Cynosura}, {polestar}, and by astronomers, {Polaris}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
North \North\, v. i. To turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward the north.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
North \North\, adv. Northward.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
North, AR Zip code(s): 71635 North, SC (town, FIPS 50560) Location: 33.61706 N, 81.10313 W Population (1990): 809 (339 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29112 North, VA Zip code(s): 23128