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North Live Adverb Bre Nɔːθ Nɔːrθ House Faces

Word north
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic BrE / nɔːθ / NAmE / nɔːrθ /
Example
  • the house faces north.
  • they live ten miles north of boston.
  • the estimated value is north of $5.4 billion.
  • the shares had already been trading north of £30.
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north

(adverb)BrE / nɔːθ / NAmE / nɔːrθ /
  1. towards the north
    • The house faces north.
  2. nearer to the north than something
    • They live ten miles north of Boston.
  3. more or higher than something
    • The estimated value is north of $5.4 billion.
    • The shares had already been trading north of £30.
    • temperatures north of 35°C
  4. to or in the north of a country, especially England
    • They've gone to live up north.

    Word Origin

    • Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch noord and German nord.
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