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North

Definitions

noun

  1. the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
  2. British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)
  3. the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)

Examples

Hopefully, North Norfolk will soon shake off this surreal obsession with the Lib Dems and embrace their NE Cambs neighbour's decent Tory stance.

The mysterious jack snipe is a typical bird of the often water-logged northern taiga, birch and willow country.

Anybody who has ever been on a North Queensland pastoral lease knows that you can go 20, 30, 40 miles day after day and all you will see is a few brumbies and some wild pigs; you will not see any cattle anywhere.

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south

Definitions

noun

  1. the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point
  2. a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city
  3. the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees

adverb

  1. in a southern direction

adjective

  1. situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south

Examples

One of our current projects is to convert a couple of bungalows in south London into a five-bedroom detached property.

Those morning glories are grown every year along the south face of the historic, well-preserved post-and-beam barn that is the center of Heritage Farm; the 890-acre spread a few miles north of Decorah that Seed Savers Exchange now calls home.

Two more debates are scheduled in the coming weeks, one debate dealing with education and health will be held in Irbid next week and the final week before elections the southern city of Karak will witness a candidates debate on agriculture and development.

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