English Words Starting With N

• north pacific ocean

  nounB2
  /ˌnɔːθ pəˌsɪf.ɪk ˈəʊ.ʃən/The northern portion of the Pacific Ocean, the largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions, bounded by Asia and Australia to the west and the Americas to the east.
• north palm beach

  nounLow (proper noun, geographical name)
  /ˌnɔːθ ˌpɑːm ˈbiːtʃ/A specific place name referring to a town in southeastern Florida, USA, located on the Atlantic coast.
• north plainfield

  nounC1
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈpleɪnfiːld/A proper noun referring to a specific borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.
• north platte

  nounLow (geographically specific proper noun).
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈplat/A proper noun referring primarily to a city in Nebraska, USA, located at the confluence of the North Platte and South Platte rivers.
• north polar region

  nounB2
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈpəʊ.lə ˈriː.dʒən/The area of the Earth surrounding the North Pole, primarily consisting of the Arctic Ocean and parts of surrounding landmasses.
• north pole

  nounB1
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈpəʊl/The northernmost point on Earth; the geographic location where Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface in the Northern Hemisphere.
• north providence

  nounLow (Proper Noun)
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈprɒv.ɪ.dəns/A proper noun referring to a specific place, specifically a town in Rhode Island, USA.
• north reading

  nounA1
  /nɔːθ/the direction towards the point of the horizon 90° counterclockwise from east, the cardinal point on the compass; the direction to the Earth's North Pole.
• north rhine-westphalia

  nounB2
  /ˌnɔːθ ˌraɪn westˈfeɪliə/A federal state in western Germany, the most populous German state.
• north richland hills

  nounVery Low (Proper noun with highly specific geographical reference)
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈrɪtʃlənd ˌhɪlz/A city in the U.S. state of Texas, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
• north ridgeville

  nounVery Low
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈrɪdʒ.vɪl/A proper noun, specifically the name of a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States.
• north riding

  nounC2
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈraɪdɪŋ/One of the three historic administrative subdivisions of the county of Yorkshire, England, covering its northern part.
• north river

  nounLow
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈrɪv.ə/A compound term referring to a river that flows in a northerly direction or, more commonly, a proper name for specific rivers, often used in colonial American contexts to describe a river's position relative to another.
• north royalton

  nounVery Low
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈrɔɪ.əl.tən/A placename, specifically a city in northeastern Ohio, United States.
• north saskatchewan

  nounC1
  /ˌnɔːθ səˈskætʃ.ɪ.wən/A major river flowing eastward across central Canada, originating in the Rocky Mountains and forming part of the Saskatchewan River system.
• north sea

  nounC2
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈsiː/The marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between Great Britain, Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France.
• north slope

  nounLow
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈsləʊp/A geographical term referring to the northern side of a hill, mountain, or elevated terrain feature; specifically capitalized, it refers to a large oil-rich region in northern Alaska (the North Slope).
• north somerset

  nounLow/Regional
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈsʌm.ə.sət/A unitary authority in South West England, comprising a coastal and rural area on the Bristol Channel, west of Bristol.
• north st. paul

  nounVery Low
  /ˌnɔːθ ˌsənt ˈpɔːl/A specific city name in Minnesota, USA, forming part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area.
• north star

  nounB2
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈstɑː/Polaris, the bright star that is almost directly above the North Pole and appears stationary in the night sky, used historically for navigation.

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