[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

north \north\ n^orth, n. as. noreth; akin to d. noord,
   g., sw.,  dan. nord, icel. norethr. 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
see also:
norman norse line 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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 1deg 25', and from year to
      year approaching slowly nearer to it. it is called also
      cynosura, polestar, and by astronomers, polaris.
      1913 webster
see also:
north following following north pole north preceding north star cynosura 
polestar polaris 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

north \north\, v. i.
   to turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or
   west toward the north.
   1913 webster

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

north \north\, adv.
   northward.
   1913 webster

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

north
     adj : situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the
           north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico"
           ant: south
     n 1: the region of the united states lying north of the
          mason-dixon line
     2: 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
     3: the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees syn:
         due north, n
     4: any region lying in or toward the north syn: northland, septentrion
     5: the direction in which a compass needle points syn: magnetic
        north, compass north
     6: british statesman under george iii whose policies led to
        rebellion in the american colonies 1732-1792 syn: frederick
        north, second earl of guilford
     adv : in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "let's
           go north" syn: to the north, in the north, northerly,
            northwards, northward
see also:
south union due north n northland septentrion 
magnetic north compass north frederick north second earl of guilford to the north 
in the north northerly northwards northward 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

86 moby thesaurus words for "north":
   dixie, dixieland, down east, east, east coast, middle atlantic,
   middle west, n, new england, north, north central region,
   northeast, northwest, pacific northwest, south, southeast,
   southwest, sunbelt, west, west coast, yankeeland, antarctic,
   arctic, austral, boreal, cardinal points, compass card,
   compass rose, degrees, east, eastbound, easterly, eastermost,
   eastern, easternmost, eastland, eastward, half points, hyperborean,
   lubber line, meridional, north about, northbound, northeast,
   northeasterly, northeastern, northerly, northern, northernmost,
   northland, northward, northwardly, northwards, northwest,
   northwesterly, northwestern, norward, occident, occidental, orient,
   oriental, quarter points, rhumb, south, southbound, southeast,
   southeasterly, southeastern, southerly, southern, southernmost,
   southward, southwest, southwesterly, southwestern, sunrise, sunset,
   the coast, west, westbound, westerly, western, westernmost,
   westland, westward, wild west

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

north, ar
  zip codes: 71635
north, sc town, fips 50560
  location: 33.61706 n, 81.10313 w
  population 1990: 809 339 housing units
  area: 2.2 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 29112
north, va
  zip codes: 23128

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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.
   headwords:
    north, sc
    north

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