"North" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /nɔː(ɹ)θ/ Forms: the North [canonical]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)θ Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the North}} the North
  1. The northern part of a region (alternative letter-case form of north), especially:
    (US) The northern states of the United States.
    Tags: US
    Sense id: en-North-en-name-DnW~poN4 Categories (other): American English
  2. The northern part of a region (alternative letter-case form of north), especially:
    (US) The Union during the American Civil War.
    Tags: US Categories (topical): American Civil War
    Sense id: en-North-en-name-rlbiBCjY Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 11 7 17 0 7 1 23 23 6
  3. The northern part of a region (alternative letter-case form of north), especially:
    (UK) The North of England, a cultural region.
    Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-North-en-name-QX5Trr1A Categories (other): British English
  4. The northern part of a region (alternative letter-case form of north), especially:
    (Ireland) Northern Ireland.
    Tags: Ireland
    Sense id: en-North-en-name-1UNM9rfu Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 11 7 17 0 7 1 23 23 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 8 6 27 1 11 0 20 17 5
  5. The northern part of a region (alternative letter-case form of north), especially:
    North Korea.
    Sense id: en-North-en-name-~cDaW9J0
  6. The northern part of a region (alternative letter-case form of north), especially:
    (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.
    Categories (topical): Economics, Politics
    Sense id: en-North-en-name-3snwm0FJ Topics: economics, government, politics, science, sciences

Proper name

IPA: /nɔː(ɹ)θ/ Forms: Norths [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)θ Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} North (countable and uncountable, plural Norths)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-North-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A civil parish of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, named for its location. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Prince Edward Island
    Sense id: en-North-en-name-Z6HJ~Mr6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 11 7 17 0 7 1 23 23 6
  3. A town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States, named after John North. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in South Carolina, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in South Carolina, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-North-en-name-36ZBAJHH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 11 7 17 0 7 1 23 23 6
  4. A number of townships in the United States, listed under North Township. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in the United States, Townships
    Sense id: en-North-en-name-3olcJwG8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Northeast

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Canada",
        "en:Places in Prince Edward Island"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A civil parish of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, named for its location."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "civil parish",
          "civil parish"
        ],
        [
          "Prince County",
          "Prince County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Prince Edward Island",
          "Prince Edward Island#English"
        ],
        [
          "Canada",
          "Canada#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in South Carolina, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Towns in South Carolina, USA",
        "en:Towns in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States, named after John North."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Orangeburg County",
          "Orangeburg County#English"
        ],
        [
          "South Carolina",
          "South Carolina#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Townships"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A number of townships in the United States, listed under North Township."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "townships",
          "township"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɔː(ɹ)θ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)θ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "north"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "North",
    "North (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "North"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-24 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (82c8ff9 and f4967a5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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