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north

/nɔːθ/noun

उच्चारण नॉर्थ

उत्तर, उत्तर दिशा

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [U, sing.]

    the direction that is on your left when you watch the sun rise; one of the four main points of the compass; the northern part of a country, a region or the world

    उत्तर, उत्तर दिशा

    • The Himalayas are in the north of India.
    • Winters in the north of the country can be very cold.
    • The river flows from the north to the south.
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    • Kashmir lies in the far north of India.

    Synonyms northern region the North

    Opposite south

adjective, adverb
  1. 1

    in or towards the north; (of winds) blowing from the north

    उत्तरी; उत्तर की ओर

    • North India
    • Head north.
    • The wind was blowing from the north all morning.
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    • The north side of the building gets very little sunlight.
    • We drove north along the highway towards Chandigarh.

    Synonyms northern northerly northward polar

    Opposite south southern

◇Word family
northern adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

northern region the North northern northerly northward polar

Antonyms

south southern

§Grammar and usage

In the north of (inside: 'Kashmir is in the north of India'), to the north of (outside: 'Nepal is to the north of Bihar'); north is not capitalized as a direction but is in names ('North India', 'the North Pole').

In the north of (भीतर: 'Kashmir is in the north of India'), to the north of (बाहर: 'Nepal is to the north of Bihar'); दिशा के रूप में north बड़े अक्षर में नहीं, पर नामों में होता है ('North India', 'the North Pole')।

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General knowledge

The Pole Star (Dhruv Tara) shows the north; a compass needle points to the magnetic north; the northernmost point of India is Indira Col (Siachen) and the southernmost is Indira Point (Great Nicobar); the North Pole is in the Arctic Ocean; north-east India has the 'seven sisters' (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura) and Sikkim (the 'brother').

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: ध्रुव तारा (Pole Star) उत्तर दिखाता है; कंपास की सुई चुंबकीय उत्तर की ओर इशारा करती है; भारत का सबसे उत्तरी बिंदु इंदिरा कोल (सियाचिन) और सबसे दक्षिणी इंदिरा पॉइंट (ग्रेट निकोबार) है; उत्तरी ध्रुव आर्कटिक महासागर में है; उत्तर-पूर्व भारत में 'सात बहनें' (अरुणाचल प्रदेश, असम, मणिपुर, मेघालय, मिज़ोरम, नागालैंड और त्रिपुरा) और सिक्किम ('भाई') हैं।