North

nouns

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
is a part of
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
is an instance of (narrower)
a demarcated area of the Earth
is an attribute of
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
"Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities"
the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
"he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale"
British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)