English Words Starting With N

• north temperate zone

  nounC1/C2
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈtem.pər.ət ˌzəʊn/The region of the Earth's surface lying between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer, characterized by a temperate climate with distinct seasons.
• north thompson

  nounLow
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈtɒmpsən/A proper noun referring to a specific region in British Columbia, Canada, defined by the North Thompson River and its surrounding valley.
• north tonawanda

  nounVery Low
  /ˌnɔːθ ˌtɒn.əˈwɒn.də/A city in Erie County, New York, United States, located on the Niagara River, named partly for a Native American term.
• north truchas peak

  nounVery Low
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈtruːtʃəs ˌpiːk/The highest summit in the Truchas Peaks range, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the U.S. state of New Mexico.
• north tyneside

  nounLow (Geographically specific proper noun)
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈtaɪnsaɪd/A metropolitan borough in the North East of England, located to the north of the River Tyne. It is a proper noun referring to a specific administrative and geographical area.
• north valley stream

  nounlow
  /nɔːθ ˈvæli striːm/A geographical feature consisting of a stream flowing through a valley located in a northern area.
• north vancouver

  nounLow (Proper noun, geographically specific)
  /ˌnɔːθ vænˈkuːvər/A specific geographic area and municipality within Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, located on the north shore of Burrard Inlet.
• north vietnam

  nounC1
  /ˌnɔːθ vjɛtˈnæm/A historical geopolitical entity that existed from 1954 to 1976, comprising the northern region of Vietnam north of the 17th parallel.
• north west

  nounB1
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈwɛst/The point or direction on a compass halfway between north and west.
• north yemen

  nounVery Low
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈjem.ɪn/The historical name for the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR), a country that existed in the northwest of the Arabian Peninsula from 1918 to 1990, with its capital at Sana'a.
• north yorkshire

  nounB1
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈjɔːkʃə/A ceremonial and historic county in northern England, known for its rural landscapes, historic cities, and the North York Moors National Park.
• north-northeast

  adjectiveadverbnounB1/B2
  /ˌnɔːθ nɔːθˈiːst/The compass point or direction midway between north and northeast.
• north-northwest

  adjectiveadverbnounC1
  /ˌnɔːθˌnɔːθˈwest/The compass point or direction that is exactly midway between north and northwest.
• north-sea gas

  nounC2
  /ˌnɔːθ ˈsiː ˈɡæs/Natural gas extracted from beneath the North Sea, used as a major energy source.
• north-west frontier province

  nounLow (Common in historical/political contexts, very rare in general English)
  /ˌnɔːθˌwɛst ˈfrʌntɪə ˈprɒvɪns/A proper noun referring to a specific historical province in British India and, later, Pakistan.
• northallerton

  nounLow
  /nɔːˈθælətən/A proper noun referring to a market town in North Yorkshire, England, known as the administrative capital of the county.
• northampton

  nounlow
  /nɔːˈθæm(p)tən/A proper noun referring primarily to a large town in the East Midlands of England, the county town of Northamptonshire.
• northamptonshire

  nounLow
  /nɔːˈθæmptənʃə/A ceremonial county in the East Midlands region of England.
• northanger abbey

  nounC2
  /ˌnɔːˈθæŋə ˈæb.i/The title of Jane Austen's Gothic parody novel, published posthumously in 1817. It is also the name of the fictional estate within that novel.
• northborough

  nounVery Low
  /ˈnɔːθ.bər.ə/A proper noun referring to a town or place name, specifically a town in Massachusetts, USA, and a place name in other English-speaking countries.

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