North
Civil War victors
North as a proper noun typically refers to a specific region rather than a mere direction—the American North in Civil War contexts, or the global North meaning wealthy industrialized nations: The North won the war, tensions between the global North and South.
It also serves as a surname and place name element: Oliver North, North Carolina. (Lowercase north is the general direction.)
Of extreme latitudes
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- aurora borealisHigh-latitude luminous sky phenomenon
midnight sun · Greenland · Nunavut · Svalbard · Siberia · polar bear · walrus · arctic fox
Of northern Europe
- ScandinaviaNordic countries collectively
- NorwayScandinavian coastal kingdom
- SwedenScandinavian country, capital Stockholm
- FinlandScandinavian country, capital Helsinki
Denmark · Iceland · Lapland · Baltic · Scotland · Canada · Alaska · upstate
Affirming or certain
Toward a higher position
- topUppermost part or surface
- progressMovement toward improvement
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- prosperityGood fortune, success
improvement · aspiration · rising · ascent
polar
Of extreme latitudes
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
aurora borealis · midnight sun · Greenland · Nunavut · Svalbard · Siberia · polar bear · walrus · arctic fox · narwhal
Nordic
Of northern Europe
- ScandinaviaNordic countries collectively
- NorwayScandinavian coastal kingdom
- SwedenScandinavian country, capital Stockholm
Finland · Denmark · Iceland · Lapland · Baltic · Scotland · Canada · Alaska · upstate · highlands
positive
Affirming or certain
upward
Toward a higher position
- topUppermost part or surface
- progressMovement toward improvement
- advancementForward movement or promotion
prosperity · improvement · aspiration · rising · ascent
- American RegionsMidwest, Southwest, Deep South, Sun Belt, Great Plains
- Celebrity Baby NamesApple, Blue Ivy, Saint, Chicago, Moroccan
- WesterosWinterfell, King's Landing, Night's Watch, direwolves, White Walkers
- BrazilRio, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Amazon River
- Kid MoviesHome Alone, E.T., Matilda, Annie, Harry Potter
- British PoliticiansWalpole, Pitt, Gladstone, Disraeli, Salisbury
NorthSouth
Region with distinct identity
Global South · underdeveloped nations · Southern Hemisphere · emerging economies · the periphery
- North PoleEarth's northern axis point
- up northToward higher latitudes
- North KoreaIsolated East Asian state
- north windAir moving from polar regions
- North AmericaWestern Hemisphere's northern continent
- North MacedoniaSoutheastern European nation
northern, northward, northbound, North American, Northwest, Northland, Northman