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North

North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. North is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.

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Cultures, Roles of north as prime direction & Etymology

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Roles of north as prime direction

25 related topics

Etymology

18 related topics

Mapping and navigation

14 related topics

Magnetic north and declination

7 related topics

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Etymology

Mapping and navigation

Magnetic north and declination

Roles of north as prime direction

Roles of east and west as inherently subsidiary directions

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North

Nodes85
Edges84
Triples50
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.023529
Components1

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North

Top relations

related to Etymology · 15
North → Arctic, Boreas, Calais, English, Greek, Old High German, Ovid, Proto-Indo-European, Septentrionalis, Similarly, The, The Greek, The Latin, Ursa Major, Zetes
related to Roles of north as prime direction · 12
North → Chinese, In, In Western, Islamic, Northern Hemisphere, Note, On, Pole Star, Polynesia, Southern Hemisphere, The, Thus
related to Cultural references · 5
North → Americans, Being, Some, The, Western
related to Magnetic north and declination · 5
North → But, For, Magnetic, Maps, The
related to Roles of east and west as inherently subsidiary directions · 4
North → Equator, Except, Their, While
related to External links · 3
North → The, Wiktionary, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Mapping and navigation · 3
North → By, To, Traveling
see also · 2
North → LightSeptentrional, NordicityList
is a · 1
North → noun

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Important terminology

direction compass east directions west maps top magnetic map true south sun northern declination prime also navigation word usually pole

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Northis anoun0.90text
Northrelated to Cultural referencesBeing0.60section
Northrelated to Cultural referencesWestern0.60section
Northrelated to Cultural referencesSome0.60section
Northrelated to Cultural referencesAmericans0.60section
Northrelated to Cultural referencesThe0.60section
Northrelated to EtymologyThe0.60section
Northrelated to EtymologyOld High German0.60section
Northrelated to EtymologyProto-Indo-European0.60section
Northrelated to EtymologySimilarly0.60section
Northrelated to EtymologyThe Latin0.60section
Northrelated to EtymologyGreek0.60section

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