North

See also: north and norþ

English

Etymology

By proprialization from north. The English surname is also translated from other surnames of the same meaning, such as Irish Mac an Ultaigh (“son of the Ulsterman”), Ulster being the northern part of Ireland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔː(ɹ)θ/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)θ
• Homophone: north

Proper noun

the North

1. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.

   Comeronyms: South, East, West, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest

   2. (US) The northern states of the United States.

      Comeronyms: South, East, West, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest

   3. (US) The Union during the American Civil War.

      The North lost most battles early in the war.

   5. (UK) The North of England, a cultural region.
   6. (Ireland) Northern Ireland.
   7. North Korea.
   8. The northern part of any of various other countries or regions.
      • 1957 July, M. D. Greville, “A Diamond Jubilee of Railway Memories”, in Railway Magazine, page 459:

        In 1903, I had adventured, for the first time, northwards, and it really was the North, as my objective was the Great North of Scotland Railway.

   9. (politics, economics) A group of countries mainly lying north of the equator, including most of the West and the First World and much of the Second World.

      Synonym: Global North

      Comeronym: Global South

      In economic terms, the North controls four-fifths of the income earned anywhere in the world.

Derived terms

• High North

Related terms

• Northeast

Proper noun

North (countable and uncountable, plural Norths)

1. A surname.
2. A civil parish in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, named for its location.
3. A town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States, named after John North.
4. A number of townships in the United States, including in Indiana (2), Minnesota, Missouri and Ohio, listed under North Township; most are named named for their location.

Derived terms

• Northite

Anagrams

• Rt Hon, Rt. Hon., Thorn, thorn

Tagalog

Etymology

Derived from English North.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈnoɾt/ [ˈn̪oɹt̪]
• Rhymes: -oɾt
• Syllabification: North

Proper noun

North (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜆ᜔)

1. an island of Batanes, Philippines