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north, magnetic north, compass north | the direction in which a compass needle points | |
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north | the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point | |
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North Vietnam, North | a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu) until 1975 when South Vietnam collapsed at the end of the Vietnam War | |
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north | situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north | |
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north, N, due north, northward | the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees | |
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North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, D.P.R.K., DPRK, North | a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948 | |
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North | the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line | |
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North America, North | a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama | |
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North, Frederick North, Second Earl of Guilford | British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792) | |
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North, Union | the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War) | |
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north | a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city | |
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north, northward, northerly, northwards | in a northern direction |