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The word "north" can be used as proper noun, noun, adjective, verb, adverb, adverb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

south south

Defined As

opposite of south

Derived Terms

Allendale North Almaguer North Altona North Anabranch North Athens of the North Bacsil North Bagshot North Ballarat North Balwyn North Barangay North Barnawartha North Bath and North East Somerset Bayswater North Belalie North Belmont North Benarkin North Bete Bolong North Bexley North Blackburn North Blackbutt North Boorhaman North Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet Boweya North Box Hill North Bribie Island North Bridgewater North Bundaberg North Bundaleer North Bunyip North Byaduk North Cabungaan North Cairns North Callignee North Caltowie North Camp Pendleton North Carlton North Caulfield North Cleobury North Clyde North Coburg North Congarinni North Cranbourne North Creswick North Croydon North Cundare North Dandenong North Devon North Dibua North Doyalson North Drummond North Dumbalk North Durras North Eaglehawk North Edinburgh North Elingamite North Elizabeth North Eltham North Ensay North Essendon North Far North Fitzroy North Foster North Frankston North Garfield North Gibson Desert North Glenelg North Glengarry North Glenormiston North Goolwa North Gre Gre North Great North Road Guanan North Hamilton North Harcourt North Havelock North Hazelwood North High North Hollywood North Huntly North Jackson North Jeffcott North Kamarooka North Keilor North Khartoum North Koo Wee Rup North Laen North Laidley North Lane Cove North Largs North Laverton North Leongatha North Licola North Longwarry North Loxton North Lydbury North Macorna North Mandeville North Matabeleland North Mayfield North Merah North Merricks North Mid North Mid North Coast Mirboo North Modbury North Mont Albert North Mooroopna North Mooroopna North West Murchison North Murray Bridge North Namerican Nar Nar Goon North Narre Warren North Navotas North Neerim North Newlyn North Nilma North NoHo NoLIta NoMad Noble Park North Noorinbee North Noosa North Shore NorAm Norbury Norfolk Norrington North Acton North Adams North Adelaide North Africa North Albury North America North Aramara North Arm North Arm Cove North Aston North Atlantic Treaty Organisation North Attleborough North Avoca North Ayrshire North Azerbaijan North Baandee North Balgowlah North Ballachulish North Bannister North Barrow North Batemans Bay North Battleford North Bay North Beach North Bend North Bendigo North Bergen North Berwick North Blackwood North Blyth North Boambee Valley North Bodallin North Bondi North Booborowie North Booval North Borneo North Bourke North Bovey North Boyanup North Branch North Brighton North Brother North Bruny North Bungunya North Burnett North Burngup North Cadbury North Caloocan North Camp North Cape North Carolina North Carolina pine North Carolinaese North Cascade North Casino North Cave North Central Aurora Hill North Centro North Charleston North Cheam North Chicago North Chungcheong North Claines North Coast North Cockerington North Col North Connel North Coogee North Coventry North Cowichan North Curl Curl North Curry North Cypress North Cypress-Langford North Dakota North Dandalup North Deep Creek North Devon North District North Dorrigo North Dorset North Downs North Duffield North Dumfries North Dundas North East Derbyshire North East Lincolnshire North Elmham North Elmsall North End North Epping North Eradu North Esk North Eton North Fairview North Fambridge North Fayette North Ferriby North Fremantle North Frisia North Frodingham North Geelong North Glengarry North Gosford North Greenbushes North Greenwich North Gregory North Grimston North Gyeongsang North Hamgyeong North Hamgyong North Harrow North Haven North Haverhill North Hayling North Hempstead North Hero North Hertfordshire North Hill North Hills North Hinksey North Hobart North Hudson North Huish North Huron North Hykeham North Ipswich North Isis North Island North Jeolla North Jindong North Johnstone North Kazakhstan North Kellerberrin North Kellyville North Kensington North Kesteven North Kilworth North Kingstown North Korea North Kukerin North Kununoppin North Lake North Lake Grace North Lakes North Lambton North Lanarkshire North Lauderdale North Leith North Leverton with Habblesthorpe North Lilydale North Lincolnshire North Lismore North Little Rock North Luffenham North Macedonia North Mackay North Macksville North Maclagan North Maclean North Maleny North Manly North Melbourne North Meols North Mesopotamian Arabic North Miami North Miami Beach North Middlesex North Molton North Moonta North Motton North Moulyinning North Muskham North Mymms North Narooma North Narrabeen North Newnton North Nibley North Norfolk North Northamptonshire North Nowra North Okanagan North Olmsted North Pacific right whale North Palmyra North Parramatta North Perth North Petherton North Philadelphia North Pingan North Plantations North Platte North Plympton North Poblacion North Poorton North Port North Pyeongan North Pyongan North Pyungan North Queensferry North Rhine North Richland Hills North Richmond North Rocks North Rode North Rothbury North Royalton North Ryde North Scottsdale North Sea North Seaton North Sheen North Shields North Shore North Shropshire North Skelton North Slope North Slope Borough North Somercotes North Somerset North St Marys North Star North Stirlings North Stoneham North Stormont North Stradbroke Island North Straits Salish North Strathfield North Sunderland North Sydney North Talwood North Tammin North Tamworth North Tawton North Thoresby North Tivoli North Tonawanda North Toowoomba North Trayning North Tumbulgum North Turramurra North Turton North Tyne North Tyneside North Vancouver North Vernon North Villazar North Wagga Wagga North Wahroonga North Walbottle North Walpole North Walsham North Wangaratta North Ward North Warnborough North Warrandyte North Warwickshire North Weald North Weald Bassett North Wembley North West Bend North West Cape North Western Province North Wialki North Willoughby North Wingfield North Wollongong North Wonthaggi North Woodburn North Woodbury North Woods North Woolwich North Wootton North Wraxall North Yalgogrin North Yelbeni North Yelta North Yeoval North York North Yorkshire North Yunderup Northampton Northavon Northbridge Northchurch Northcliffe Northcote Northcott Northdown Northead Northern Gully Northern Heights Northey Northfield Northgate Northite Northman Northmead Northolt Northorpe Northumberland Northumbria Northwich Northwood Norton Norwich Norwood Nullawarre North Palmerston North Poblacion North Pomborneit North Poowong North Portland North Renmark North Ringwood North Sabang North Sackville North Salisbury North San Antonio North Shepparton North Skenes Creek North Solid North St Arnaud North Stirling North Sunshine North Tamleugh North The Entrance North Toora North Trinity Bay North Tynong North Vite Vite North Waimate North Walkerville North Wallumbilla North Wandin North Watsonia North Wellington North Widgee Crossing North Willaura North Williamstown North Winton North Wonboyn North Woodend North Woodville North Woorinen North Wychitella North Yabba North Yallourn North Yuleba North east by north east-north-east east-northeast global north gone north about grid north it's grim up north king of the north magnetic north neighbor to the north north Andean deer north and south north by east north by northeast north by northwest north by west north country north countryman north forty north geographical pole north magnetic pole north northeast north northwest north of north of 60 north of Watford north of sixty north of the border north side north temperate zone north wind north-caper north-east north-easterly north-eastern north-north-east north-north-west north-northeast north-northeasterly north-northeastern north-northeastward north-northeastwards north-northwest north-northwesterly north-northwestern north-northwestward north-northwestwards north-seeking pole north-westerly north-western northbound northbridge northcentral northeast northeast by north northeaster northeasterly northeastern norther northerly northern northerner northie northing northish northish northland northly northmost northness northpaw northside northward northwardly northwards northwest northwest by north northwesterly northwestern true north up north west by north west-north-west

Distinct From

east south west

Context

meteorology physics uk us

Has Property

opposite of south

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

cardinal compass point direction location

Type Of (IsA)

cardinal compass point direction earthly branch location region

Part Of

united states

Related Terms

N Norse Northeast

Related Terms

cardinal cardinal direction cold compass compass direction compass point compass reading corridor direction england magnet magnetic map map direction n norse north pole northbound northern northward point pole positive reading santa south south pole state traffic union united states up upwards

Similar Terms

east north central north-central northbound northbound northeast northeasterly northeasterly northeastern northeastward northeastward northerly northerly northern northernmost northernmost northmost northward northwest northwesterly northwesterly northwestern northwestward northwestward

Synonym Network

boreal northwards second earl of guilford union

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.