The difference between Boreal and North
When used as adjectives, boreal means of, relating to, or coming from the north, whereas north means of or pertaining to the north.
North is also noun with the meaning: one of the four major compass points, specifically 0, directed toward the north pole, and conventionally upwards on a map, abbreviated as n.
North is also adverb with the meaning: toward the north.
North is also verb with the meaning: to turn or move toward the north.
check bellow for the other definitions of Boreal and North
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Boreal as an adjective:
Of, relating to, or coming from the north.
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North as a noun:
One of the four major compass points, specifically 0, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map, abbreviated as N.
Examples:
"Minnesota is in the north of the USA."
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North as a noun:
The up or positive direction.
Examples:
"Stock prices are heading north."
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North as a noun:
Above or higher
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North as a noun (physics):
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).
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North as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
Examples:
"He lived in north Germany''."
"She entered through the north gate."
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North as an adjective:
Toward the north; northward.
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North as an adjective (meteorology):
Of wind, from the north.
Examples:
"The north wind was cold."
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North as an adjective:
Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.
Examples:
"north highway 1"
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North as an adjective (colloquial):
More or greater than.
Examples:
"The wedding ended up costing north of $50,000."
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North as an adverb:
Toward the north; northward.
Examples:
"Switzerland is north of Italy."
"We headed north."
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North as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):
To turn or move toward the north.