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north

north
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nawrth]
    • /nɔrθ/
    • /nɔːθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nawrth]
    • /nɔrθ/

Definitions of north word

  • noun north Christopher, pen name of John Wilson. 1
  • noun north Frederick, 2nd Earl of Guilford [gil-ferd] /ˈgɪl fərd/ (Show IPA), ("Lord North") 1732–92, British statesman: prime minister 1770–82. 1
  • noun north Sir Thomas, 1535?–1601? English translator. 1
  • adjective north in, toward, or facing, the north: the north gate. 1
  • adjective north directed or proceeding toward the north: a north course. 1
  • adjective north coming from the north: a north wind. 1

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Origin of north

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English, cognate with Dutch noord, German Nord, Old Norse northr

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for North

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

north popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

north usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for north

adjective north

  • northern — lying toward or situated in the north.
  • northerly — moving, directed, or situated toward the north.
  • arctic — The Arctic is the area of the world around the North Pole. It is extremely cold and there is very little light in winter and very little darkness in summer.
  • polar — of or relating to the North or South Pole.

adverb north

  • northward — Also, northwards, northwardly. toward the north.
  • cold — Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
  • hyperborean — Classical Mythology. one of a people supposed to live in a land of perpetual sunshine and abundance beyond the north wind.
  • tundra — one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
  • boreal — of or relating to the north or the north wind

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