| Northern Cross |
the constellation Cygnus. |
| northerner |
(often cap.) a native or inhabitant of a northern area or region. |
| northern harrier |
a medium-sized gray or brown hawk common in marshes in North America and Eurasia; marsh hawk. |
| Northern Hemisphere |
the half of the earth that is north of the equator. |
| Northern Ireland |
a division of the United Kingdom, on the northeast coast of the island of Ireland. |
| northern lights |
see "aurora borealis." |
| northern oriole |
a North American oriole, either the Baltimore in the East or the Bullock's in the West, the males of each subspecies having different markings in bright orange, black, and white. |
| Northern Rhodesia |
see "Rhodesia," "Zambia." |
| Northern Spy |
a large yellowish red American apple that ripens in late autumn or early winter. |
| North Korea |
a country on the eastern coast of Asia, south of Russia; Democratic People's Republic of Korea. |
| northland |
(sometimes cap.) any land or region to the north, as of a country or the world. [2 definitions] |
| North Macedonia |
a Balkan republic bordering Albania and Greece, formerly known as the Republic of Macedonia or Macedonia. The nation of North Macedonia is officially the Republic of North Macedonia. |
| Northman |
a member of one of the ancient Scandinavian peoples, esp. those who explored and colonized Great Britain, Ireland, parts of Europe, and probably the New World; Norseman. |
| north-northeast |
a point on the compass halfway between north and northeast. [2 definitions] |
| north-northwest |
a point on the compass halfway between north and northwest. [2 definitions] |
| North Pole |
the point on the earth's surface that is intersected by the northern end of the earth's rotational axis. [4 definitions] |
| North Sea |
an extension of the Atlantic Ocean between the United Kingdom and the Low Countries and Denmark. |
| North Star |
Polaris. |
| North Vietnam |
a former Southeast Asian country that occupied the northern part of Vietnam and in 1975 absorbed South Vietnam to become the reunified Vietnam. |
| northward |
toward the north. [3 definitions] |
| northwardly |
toward the north. [2 definitions] |