Definition of "North" :

noun: a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city

noun: the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)

"The North's superior resources turned the scale."

noun: the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

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

noun: the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees

noun: the direction in which a compass needle points

noun: the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point

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."