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6 definitions found 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: North \North\, n. [AS. nor[eth]; akin to D. noord, G., Sw., & Dan. nord, Icel. nor[eth]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', and from year to year approaching slowly nearer to it It is called also {Cynosura}, {polestar}, and by astronomers, {Polaris}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: north adj : situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico" [ant: {south}] n 1: the region of the United States lying north of the Mason-Dixon line [syn: {North}] 2: the United States during the Civil War; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale" [syn: {Union}, {North}] 3: the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees [syn: {due north}, {N}] 4: any region lying in or toward the north [syn: {North}, {northland}, {septentrion}] 5: the direction in which a compass needle points [syn: {magnetic north}, {compass north}] adv : in a northern direction; "they earn more up North"; "Let's go north!" [syn: {North}, {to the north}, {in the north}, {northerly}, {northwards}, {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
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