Northern vs. North
Northernadjective
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north;northerly.
Northernadjective
(of a wind) Blowing from the north; northerly.
Northernadjective
(British) Characteristic of the North of England usually capitalised
Northernnoun
An inhabitant of the northern regions.
Northernnoun
(fishing) The northern pike.
Northernadjective
Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west.
Northernadjective
In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind.
Northernnoun
a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
Northernadjective
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line;
Northernadjective
situated in or oriented toward the north;
Northernadjective
coming from the north; used especially of wind;
Northernadjective
situated in or coming from regions of the north;
Northnoun
One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map, abbreviated as N.
Northnoun
The up or positive direction.
Northnoun
(physics) The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).
Northadjective
Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
Northadjective
Toward the north; northward.
Northadjective
(meteorology) Of wind, from the north.
Northadjective
Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.
Northadjective
(colloquial) More or greater than.
Northadverb
Toward the north; northward; northerly.
Northverb
To turn or move toward the north.
Northnoun
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.
Northnoun
Any country or region situated farther to the north than another; the northern section of a country.
Northnoun
Specifically: That part of the United States lying north of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line.
Northadjective
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.
Northverb
To turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward the north.
Northadverb
Northward.
Northnoun
the region of the United States lying north of the Mason-Dixon Line
Northnoun
the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War);
Northnoun
the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
Northnoun
any region lying in or toward the north
Northnoun
the direction in which a compass needle points
Northnoun
British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)
Northadjective
situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north;
Northadverb
in a northern direction;
North
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west.
