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How to pronounce “north”

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Pronunciation guide for north

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of north with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Defiance and Hope in North Koreaauthor of escaping North Korea um which
Definition summary: The direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariable plane.

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Defiance and Hope in North Korea

author of escaping North Korea um which

[Noun]
The direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariable plane.
The up or positive direction.
(physics) The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).
Alternative letter-case form of North (“a northern region; the inhabitants thereof”). [circa 1300]
(ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar.
[Adjective]
Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
Toward the north; northward.
(meteorology) Of wind, from the north.
Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.
(ecclesiastical) Designating, or situated in, the liturgical north (in a church, the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar).
(colloquial) More or greater than.
[Adverb]
Toward the north; northward; northerly.
[Verb]
(obsolete, intransitive) To turn or move toward the north.