| noun | the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line |
| noun | the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War) “he has visited every state in the Union” |
| noun | the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees |
| noun | a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city |
| noun | the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point |
| noun | the direction in which a compass needle points |
| noun | British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792) |
| adjective | situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north “artists like north light” |
| adverb | in a northern direction “they earn more up north” |