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Dictionary: north·ward   (nôrth'wərd) pronunciation

adv. & adj.
Toward, to, or in the north.

n.
A northern direction, point, or region.

northwardly north'ward·ly adv. & adj.
northwards north'wards adv.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: moving toward the north
  Synonym: northbound


The adverb northward has one meaning:

Meaning #1: in a northern direction
  Synonyms: north, to the north, in the north, northerly, northwards


Translations: Northward
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - mod nord, nordpå
adv. - nordlig
n. - nordlig retning, nordligt punkt

Nederlands (Dutch)
noordwaarts, noord

Français (French)
adj. - nord, du côté nord, vers le nord
adv. - vers le nord
n. - direction du nord

Deutsch (German)
adv. - nordwärts, gegen Norden
adj. - nördlich
n. - nördliche Richtung

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - προς βορρά

Italiano (Italian)
verso il Nord

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - em direção ao norte

Русский (Russian)
на север

Español (Spanish)
adj. - hacia el norte
adv. - hacia el norte
n. - parte, dirección o punto hacia el norte

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - nordlig, norrut, nordvart

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
向北的, 北方, 北

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 向北的
adv. - 向北的
n. - 北方, 北

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 북을 향한
adv. - 북을 향하여
n. - 북방

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 北への, 北向きの
adv. - 北へ, 北向きに
n. - 北, 北部, 北方

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) نحو الشمال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮צפונה‬
adv. - ‮צפונה‬
n. - ‮כיוון או איזור צפוניים‬


 
 
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