I. ˈnȯ(ə)rth, ˈnȯ(ə)th adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German nord north, Old Norse northr north, Umbrian nertru left, Greek nerteros lower, infernal; basic meaning: left
: to, toward, or in the north : northward
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English north-, from north, adverb
1.
a. : situated toward or at the north
the north entrance
the north country
b.
[Middle English, from Old English northan-, from northan, adverb; akin to Old Norse northan from the north; derivative from the root of English north (I) ]
: coming from the north
the north wind
2. : in the direction of the left side of a church looking from the nave toward the altar or chancel
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from north, adverb
1.
a. : the direction of the north terrestrial pole : the direction to the left of one facing east : the direction to the left of one facing the sunrise when the sun is near one of the equinoxes
b. : the part of the sky lying to the left of an observer facing east
c. : the cardinal point directly opposite to south — abbr. N ; see compass card
d. : the direction along any meridian toward that pole of the earth viewed from which the earth's rotation is counterclockwise — compare magnetic north
e. : the direction on the celestial sphere to the left when one faces the direction of its apparent rotation : the direction to the left when one faces the direction of revolution around the sun of the earth and the principal planets
2. usually capitalized
a. : regions or countries lying to the north of a specified or implied point of orientation (as in the United States the states lying in general north of Mason and Dixon's Line and the Ohio river)
b. : something (as people, culture, or institutions) characteristic of the North
the North favored certain legislative proposals
3. : the north wind
4. often capitalized
a. : the one of four positions at 90-degree intervals that lies toward the north
b. : a person (as a bridge player) occupying such a position in the course of a specific activity
IV. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: north (I)
: to move or veer toward the north
V. noun
Usage: usually capitalized
: the industrialized and economically developed nations of the world — compare south herein