1. (

• North ,

) the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line ;

2. (

• Union ,
• North ,

) 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" ;

3. (

• north ,
• due_north ,
• northward ,
• N

) the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees ;

4. (

• north

) a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city ;

5. (

• north ,

) the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point ;

6. (

• north ,
• magnetic_north ,
• compass_north

) the direction in which a compass needle points ;

7. (

• North ,
• Frederick_North ,
• Second_Earl_of_Guilford

) British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792) ;

1. (

• north

) situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico" ;

1. (

• north ,
• northerly ,
• northwards ,
• northward

) in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!" ;