north
northnoun
UK/nɔːθ/US/nɔːrθ/
A2the direction that is on your left when you face towards the rising sun
- The wind is coming from the north.
- Ha Giang is in the north of the country.
northadjective
UK/nɔːθ/US/nɔːrθ/
A2in or towards the part of a place that is at the top of a map
- We stayed on the north coast.
northadverb
UK/nɔːθ/US/nɔːrθ/
A2towards the top of a map
- We drove north for three hours.