north meaning

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North is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.

north

NounPREnor-
1. One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map.
  1. Minnesota is in the north of the USA.
VerbSGnorthsPRnorthingPT, PPnorthed
1. (obsolete, intransitive) To turn or move toward the north.
Adjective
1. Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
  1. He lived in north Germany.
  2. She entered through the north gate.
Adverb
1. Toward the north; northward.
  1. Switzerland is north of Italy.
  2. We headed north.
More Examples
1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
  - ..And he's gone on a cruise he liked better than the one you'd have had him; but that's no matter; I had better have gone north about twenty times over than come athwart you.
  - By now South Koreans understand Pyongyang’s logic and know North Korea is highly unlikely to make good on its gothic threats.
  - Yesterday spears were the weapon of choice in the North Rift; today they are being replaced by the Kalashnikov and rocket-fired grenade.
2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
  - North Carolina goes blue for the first time since 1976.
  - North of the Alps, you can have heat and sun--but some summers (if you go far enough north) you can also be bogged in by rain and enough chill that you have to go out and buy wool hats.
3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
  - The sidewalk runs next to the street for a few miles, then diverges from it and turns north.
  - The head of the compass needle is pointing due north.

Meaning of north for the defined word.

Grammatically, this word "north" is an adjective, more specifically, an uncomparable adjective. It's also an adverb, more specifically, an uncomparable adverb. It's also a noun, more specifically, a singularia tantum. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb.

Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
1. Adjectives
  - Uncomparable adjectives
2. Adverbs
  - Uncomparable adverbs
3. Nouns
  - Singularia tantum
    - Uncountable nouns
4. Verbs
  - Intransitive verbs

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