north in English: The direction that is on your left when you face the rising sun. It is the opposite of south. (noun)

Translation

The direction that is on your left when you face the rising sun. It is the opposite of south.

Word origin

From Old English north, a very old Germanic word for this direction.

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Here "the north" is the upper part of a country on a map.

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"North" is used here like an adverb, showing which way to go.

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On a compass, "north" is the direction the needle points to.

south

The direction that is on your right when you face the rising sun. It is the opposite of north.

direction

The way that someone or something moves, faces, or points.

map

A drawing that shows where towns, roads, and other places are.

cold

Having a low temperature, or not warm.

land

The ground, the dry part of the earth that is not the sea.

east

The direction where the sun comes up in the morning. It is the opposite of west.

northern

In or from the north part of a place.

pole

A long thin round piece of wood or metal, often standing up straight to hold something. The North Pole and South Pole are the two ends of the Earth.

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