'North' definitions:

Definition of 'north'

From: WordNet
adverb
In a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!" [syn: north, northerly, northwards, northward]
adjective
Situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico" [ant: south]
noun
The region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
noun
The United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War); "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale" [syn: Union, North]
noun
The cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees [syn: north, due north, northward, N]
noun
A location in the northern part of a country, region, or city
noun
The direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point
noun
The direction in which a compass needle points [syn: north, magnetic north, compass north]
noun
British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792) [syn: North, Frederick North, Second Earl of Guilford]

Definition of 'North'

From: GCIDE
  • North \North\, v. i. To turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward the north. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'North'

From: GCIDE
  • North \North\, adv. Northward. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'North'

From: GCIDE
  • North \North\ (n[^o]rth), n. [AS. nor[eth]; akin to D. noord, G., Sw., & Dan. nord, Icel. nor[eth]r. Cf. Norman, Norse.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the east; the direction opposite to the south. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any country or region situated farther to the north than another; the northern section of a country. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Specifically: That part of the United States lying north of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'North'

From: GCIDE
  • North \North\, a. Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a northern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the north. [1913 Webster]
  • North following. See Following, a., 2.
  • North pole, that point in the heavens, or on the earth, ninety degrees from the equator toward the north.
  • North preceding. See Following, a., 2.
  • North star, the star toward which the north pole of the earth very nearly points, and which accordingly seems fixed and immovable in the sky. The star [alpha] (alpha) of the Little Bear, is our present north star, being distant from the pole about 1[deg] 25', and from year to year approaching slowly nearer to it. It is called also Cynosura, polestar, and by astronomers, Polaris. [1913 Webster]

North, SC -- U.S. town in South Carolina

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
North, SC -- U.S. town in South Carolina
Population (2000) :
813
Housing Units (2000) :
412
Land area (2000) :
0.852502 sq. miles (2.207971 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.852502 sq. miles (2.207971 sq. km)
FIPS code :
50560
Located within :
South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
Location :
33.615983 N, 81.103588 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
29112
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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