north
     adj : situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the
           north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico"
           [ant: {south}]
     n 1: the region of the United States lying north of the
          Mason-Dixon Line
     2: 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" [syn: {Union}]
     3: the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees [syn:
         {due north}, {N}]
     4: any region lying in or toward the north [syn: {northland}, {septentrion}]
     5: the direction in which a compass needle points [syn: {magnetic
        north}, {compass north}]
     6: British statesman under George III whose policies led to
        rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792) [syn: {Frederick
        North}, {Second Earl of Guilford}]
     adv : in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's
           go north!" [syn: {to the north}, {in the north}, {northerly},
            {northwards}, {northward}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0