1 the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: “He faced towards the north”
noorden

2 (alsoN) one of the four main points of the compass.
noorden

1 in the north: “on the north bank of the river.”
noordelijke

2 from the direction of the north: “a north wind.”
noordelijke
towards the north: “The stream flows north.”
noordwaarts

'northerly (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

1 (of a wind etc) coming from the north: “a northerly breeze.”
noordelijk

2 looking, lying etc towards the north: “in a northerly direction.”
noordelijk

'northern (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

of the north or the North.
noord-

'northerner (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a person who lives, or was born, in a northern region or country.
noorderling

'northernmost (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

being furthest north: “the northernmost point of the coast.”
noordelijkst

'northward (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

towards the north: “in a northward direction.”
noordwaarts

'northward(s) (Bijwoord)

towards the north: “They were travelling northwards.”
noordwaarts

'northbound (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

travelling northwards: “the northbound railway-line.”
naar het noorden gaand

'north-'east / 'north-'west (nouns)

(in or from) the direction midway between north and east or north and west, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: “the north-east counties”
noordoosten, noordwesten
towards the north-east or north-west: “The building faces north-west.”
op het noordwesten, op het noordoosten

'north-'easterly / 'north-'westerly (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

1 (of a wind etc) coming from the north-east or north-west: “a north-easterly wind.”
noordoostelijk, noordwestelijk

2 looking, lying etc towards the north-east or north-west: “a north-westerly direction.”
noordwestelijk

'north-'eastern / 'north-'western (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

of the north-east or north-west.
noordoostelijk, noordwestelijk

the North Pole

the northern end of the imaginary line through the earth, round which it turns.
noordpool
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the north	het noorden
North	N (Afkorting) ; noord ; Noord(en) ; noordwaarts

Bronnen: interglot; Download IATE, European Union, 2017.; Vlietstra; Wakefield genealogy pages




EN: (to the) north of NL: ten Noorden van
EN: he's too far north NL: hij is te handig, te slim