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north
Noun
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North is the direction towards the top of the Earth, opposite to south; If you are looking north, the sun sets on your left.
Canada is the biggest country in North America.
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North is the end of a magnet that points north.
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The north is the area of land north of the speaker; Also the Arctic.
north
Preposition
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In the direction north; towards the north
The place you want is two miles north of here.
It's colder here because we're further north.
African
Noun
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An African person or thing comes from Africa.
African
Adjective
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Something or someone that is African comes from Africa.
Many African countries were colonised by the British.
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Something that is African is in a style typical of Africa.
gerbil
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noun
small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping