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north

adjective adverb noun

Situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
N
Ends with
H
Contains
OR
Scrabble score
8
CEFR level
A2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

nɔːθ

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adjective

  1. Situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north

    “Artists like north light”

adverb

  1. In a northern direction

    “They earn more up north”

noun

  1. A location in the northern part of a country, region, or city

noun

  1. The cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees

noun

  1. The direction in which a compass needle points

noun

  1. The direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point

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Example Sentences

Artists like north light
The north portico
They earn more up north
Let's go north!

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