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north

1. one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at 0? or 360?, that is 90? from east and west and 180? from south

2. the direction along a meridian towards the North Pole

3. the direction in which a compass needle points; magnetic north

4. the North any area lying in or towards the north

5. Cards the player or position at the table corresponding to north on the compass

North¹

1. Frederick, 2nd Earl of Guildford, called Lord North. 1732-- 92, British statesman; prime minister (1770--82), dominated by George III. He was held responsible for the loss of the American colonies

2. Sir Thomas. ?1535--?1601, English translator of Plutarch's Lives (1579), which was the chief source of Shakespeare's Roman plays

North² the

1. the northern area of England, generally regarded as reaching approximately the southern boundaries of Yorkshire and Lancashire

2. (in the US) the area approximately north of Maryland and the Ohio River, esp those states north of the Mason-Dixon Line that were known as the Free States during the Civil War

3. the northern part of North America, esp the area consisting of Alaska, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut; the North Country

4. the countries of the world that are economically and technically advanced

north [nȯrth]

(geodesy)

The direction of the north terrestrial pole; the primary reference direction on the earth; the direction indicated by 000° in any system other than relative.

North

(or north point), one of the main points on the horizon. North is the point of the intersection of the true horizon with the celestial meridian and is closest to the north celestial pole.

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No references found	There being no sun nor other heavenly bodies, it is impossible for us to determine the North in the usual way; but we have a method of our own. Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context The meeting has been successfully effected, on the shores of North America, three days since. The Frozen Deep by Collins, Wilkie View in context And all this happened far away to the north, beyond Labrador, beyond Hudson's Strait, where the great tides heave the ice about, north of Melville Peninsula--north even of the narrow Fury and Hecla Straits--on the north shore of Baffin Land, where Bylot's Island stands above the ice of Lancaster Sound like a pudding-bowl wrong side up. The Second Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard View in context	Norris, Edwin Norris, Frank Norris, George W Norris, George William Norris, John Norris, Kathleen Norris, Mrs. Norris, William C. Norris-Eyring reverberation formula Norrish, Ronald George Wreyford Norristown Norristown Farm Park Norrkoping Norrköping Norrland Norrland Plateau Norse Norse literature Norse religion Norsemen Norsk H¿stfest Norstad, Lauris norte Norte de Santander Nortel Networks North North Adams North Africa North Africa campaigns North Africa, campaigns in North African Campaigns of 1940–43 north aisle North Albanian Alps North America North American anticyclone North American Basin North American blastomycosis North American Family Campers Association North American Free Trade Agreement North American high North American Indian Days North American Indian music North American International Auto Show North American Native art North American Nebula North American presentation-level protocol syntax North American Solar Challenge North American Wife-Carrying Championship North and South Poles North Andover North Arlington	Nortel Government Solutions Nortel Institute for Telecommunications Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Certified Account Specialist Nortel Networks Certified Architect Nortel Networks Certified Design Expert Nortel Networks Certified Design Specialist Nortel Networks Certified Field Specialist Nortel Networks Certified Network Architect Nortel Networks Certified Support Expert Nortel Networks Certified Support Specialist Nortel Networks Command Line Interface Nortel Networks Corp. Nortel Networks Corporation Nortel Networks Fraud Solutions Nortel Networks Limited Nortel Networks Ltd. Nortel Networks, Inc. Nortel VPN Nortelry Nortemp Nortemp Nortemp Nortenho Nortes Nortestosterone Nortestosterone North North Acropolis North Acropolis North Acton Recreation Area North Adams North Adams Community Memorial Library North Adams Fire Department North Adams Regional Hospital North Aegean Sea North Africa North Africa North Africa Business Development Forum North Africa campaigns North Africa during the Classical Period North Africa Enterprise Development Facility North Africa International Bank North Africa Land Forces North Africa Multidisciplinary Advisory Team North Africa Regional Office North Africa Regional Program North Africa Research Group North Africa, campaigns in North Africa-West Asia North African North African North African Campaigns of 1940–43

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There being no sun nor other heavenly bodies, it is impossible for us to determine the North in the usual way; but we have a method of our own.

Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context

The meeting has been successfully effected, on the shores of North America, three days since.

The Frozen Deep by Collins, Wilkie View in context

And all this happened far away to the north, beyond Labrador, beyond Hudson's Strait, where the great tides heave the ice about, north of Melville Peninsula--north even of the narrow Fury and Hecla Straits--on the north shore of Baffin Land, where Bylot's Island stands above the ice of Lancaster Sound like a pudding-bowl wrong side up.

The Second Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard View in context

Norris, Edwin

Norris, Frank

Norris, George W

Norris, George William

Norris-Eyring reverberation formula

Norrish, Ronald George Wreyford

Norristown