1 the direction that is on your left when you watch the sun rise; one of the four main directions that we give names to(the points of the compass) 北；北方: cold winds from the north 从北方吹来的寒风Which way is north? 哪个方向是北面？I live to the north of (= further north than)Belfast. 我住在贝尔法斯特以北。 ☞picture at compass 见compass插图

2 (also the North) the northern part of any country, city, region or the world （国家、城市、地区或世界的）北部: Houses are less expensive in the North of England than in the South. 英格兰北部的房子要比南部的便宜。I live in the north of Athens. 我住在雅典北部。 ☞Look at south, east, west, magnetic north and true north. 参看south、east、west、magnetic north及true north。