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northHnC:W, $nC:rWn [U](abbreviation N, Br also Nth, esp. Am No) the direction which goes towards the part of the Earth above the equator, opposite to the south, or the part of an area or country which is in this direction北方; 北部The points of the compass are North, South, East and West.罗盘上的主方位点分别是北, 南, 东, 西。The countryside is more mountainous in the north (of the country).（这个国家）北部农村多山。Cambridge is/lies to the north of London.剑桥位于伦敦以北。The studio has a north -facing window.这间工作室有一扇朝北的窗户。The North can be used to refer to the rich industrial countries of the world, most of which are above the equator.北方发达国家（指大部分位于北半球富裕发达的工业化国家）The North can also mean the northeastern STATES of the US.美国东北各州The North defeated the South in the American Civil War.在美国内战中，北方打败了南方。If someone refers to the North-South divide they mean the difference in wealth between the rich countries which are in the North and the poor countries in the South.北方发达国家和南方贫穷国家之间的贫富差距In Britain, the North-South divide refers to the difference in conditions, esp. economic, between the poorer north and the richer south of the country.（英国）较贫穷的北方和较富裕的南方之间经济状况的差异
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