One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map, abbreviated as N.
Minnesota is in the north of the USA.

The up or positive direction.
Stock prices are heading north.

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).

To turn or move toward the north.

Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
He lived in north Germany.

Toward the north; northward.

Of wind, from the north.
The north wind was cold.

Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.
north highway 1

More or greater than.
The wedding ended up costing north of $50,000.

Toward the north; northward; northerly.
Switzerland is north of Italy.