Definition of north

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North (n.) That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the east; the direction opposite to the south..

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Civet :: Civet (n.) The animal that produces civet (Viverra civetta); -- called also civet cat. It is carnivorous, from two to three feet long, and of a brownish gray color, with transverse black bands and spots on the body and tail. It is a native of northern Africa and of Asia. The name is also applied to other species..
Nutcracker :: Nutcracker (n.) The American, or Clarke's, nutcracker (Picicorvus Columbianus) of Western North America..
Squad :: Squacco (n.) A heron (Ardea comata) found in Asia, Northern Africa, and Southern Europe..
Cygnus :: Cygnus (n.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere east of, or following, Lyra; the Swan..
Langue D''oil :: Langue d'oil () The dialect formerly spoken north of the Loire (in which the word for yes was oil, F. oui)..
Viking :: Viking (n.) One belonging to the pirate crews from among the Northmen, who plundered the coasts of Europe in the eighth, ninth, and tenth centuries..
Redwing :: Redwing (n.) A European thrush (Turdus iliacus). Its under wing coverts are orange red. Called also redwinged thrush. (b) A North American passerine bird (Agelarius ph/niceus) of the family Icteridae. The male is black, with a conspicuous patch of bright red, bordered with orange, on each wing. Called also redwinged blackbird, red-winged troupial, marsh blackbird, and swamp blackbird..
Pi–on :: Pi–on (n.) The edible seed of several species of pine; also, the tree producing such seeds, as Pinus Pinea of Southern Europe, and P. Parryana, cembroides, edulis, and monophylla, the nut pines of Western North America..
Northwest :: Northwest (a.) Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind..
Siberian :: Siberian (a.) Of or pertaining to Siberia, a region comprising all northern Asia and belonging to Russia; as, a Siberian winter..
Lunistice :: Lunistice (n.) The farthest point of the moon's northing and southing, in its monthly revolution..
North :: North (n.) That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the east; the direction opposite to the south..
Brontotherium :: Brontotherium (n.) A genus of large extinct mammals from the miocene strata of western North America. They were allied to the rhinoceros, but the skull bears a pair of powerful horn cores in front of the orbits, and the fore feet were four-toed. See Illustration in Appendix..
Polaris :: Polaris (n.) The polestar. See North star, under North..
Bullfrog :: Bullfrog (n.) A very large species of frog (Rana Catesbiana), found in North America; -- so named from its loud bellowing in spring..
Cancer :: Cancer (n.) A genus of decapod Crustacea, including some of the most common shore crabs of Europe and North America, as the rock crab, Jonah crab, etc. See Crab..
Northing :: Northing (n.) The distance of any heavenly body from the equator northward; north declination.
Raven :: Raven (n.) A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America, and is noted for its sagacity..
Fraxinus :: Fraxinus (n.) A genus of deciduous forest trees, found in the north temperate zone, and including the true ash trees..
Cancer :: Cancer (n.) A northern constellation between Gemini and Leo.
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