English

Proper noun

Noord

1. A short tidal river in the western Netherlands
2. A town in Aruba
3. A hamlet in North Brabant, the Netherlands
4. A resort in Suriname

Afrikaans

Adverb

noord

1. north

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -oːrt

Etymology

From Old Dutch *nord, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą. Compare German Nord, West Frisian noard, English north, Danish nord.

Adverb

noord

1. (only in compounds) north
2. northwards

Synonyms

• noordwaarts

Derived terms

• noorden
• noordelijk

Related terms

noordwest	noord	noordoost
west		oost
zuidwest	zuid	zuidoost

Anagrams

• doorn