Collocations for "North"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "North" in context.
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north
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- (lives) in the north- [east, west]
- [drove, sailed, walked, went] north
- [drive] (due) north for [10 miles]
- is twenty kilometers [straight, due] north
- [live, vacation] up north
- a north-facing [side, building, property, house]
- the north [gate, face, entrance, side, shore]
- the [troops, tanks, soldiers] took a north course
- North [Atlantic, America, Korea]
- [in, to] the North Pole
- a North American [tradition, citizen, league]
- a [strong, gentle] north wind
'North' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
America
- American
- Britain
- China
- England
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- London
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Wales
- airport
- anywhere
- approach
- axis
- bend
- blast
- border
- cabin
- camping
- cedar
- cold
- compass
- coordinate
- cottage
- desert
- diploma
- direction
- divide
- due
- east
- end
- facing
- far
- farther
- flock
- fork
- hero
- highway
- island
- journey
- mild
- mile
- moss
- mountain
- north
- oil
- originate
- peak