Meaning of north In English

• 0 the direction that goes towards the part of the earth above the equator, opposite to the south, or the part of an area or country that is in this direction:

  • The points of the compass are north, south, east, and west.

  • The landscape is more mountainous in the north (of the country).

  • Cambridge is/lies to the north of London.

  • a north-facing window

  • The North defeated the South in the American Civil War.

• 1 in or forming the north part of something:

  • North America/Africa

  • the north coast of Iceland

  • Our farm is a few miles north of the village.

• 2 towards the north:

  • Go due (= directly) north for two miles.

  • The garden faces north and doesn't get much sun in the winter.

  • I live in London, but my relatives live up north, in Manchester.

• 3 the direction that is opposite south, or the part of an area or country which is in this direction:

  • The points of the compass are north, south, east, and west.

  • Ken grew up in Mississippi but settled in the North after college.

• 4 in, forming, or toward the north part of something:

  • the north coast

  • She lives about forty miles north of here.

• 5 used to say that an amount is more than the one stated:

  • The company's market cap is now north of $160 billion.