Definitions of North:

• noun:   any region lying in or toward the north
• noun:   the region of the United States lying 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 United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)

  Example: "The North's superior resources turned the scale"

• adjective:   situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north

  Example: "Artists like north light"

• adverb:   in a northern direction

  Example: "They earn more up north"

• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 14285 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1797)