North

/nɔː(ɹ)θ/name
Elementary
1

The northern states of the United States.

2

The Union during the American Civil War.

3

The North of England, a cultural region.

4

Northern Ireland.

5

North Korea.

6

The northern part of any of various other countries or regions.

7

A group of countries mainly lying north of the equator, including most of the West and the First World and much of the Second World.

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