North Definition–noun | 1. | a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N |
| 2. | the direction in which this point lies. |
| 3. | (usually initial capital letter ) a region or territory situated in this direction. |
| 4. | the North, the northern area of the United States, esp. the states that fought to preserve the Union in the Civil War, lying to the north of the Ohio River, and usually including Missouri and Maryland. |
–adjective | 7. | in, toward, or facing, the north: the north gate. |
| 8. | directed or proceeding toward the north: a north course. |
| 9. | coming from the north: a north wind. |
| 10. | (usually initial capital letter) designating the northern part of a region, nation, country, etc.: North Atlantic. |
–adverb | 11. | to, toward, or in the north: sailing north. |
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Bay Definition–noun | 1. | a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf. |
| 2. | South Atlantic States. an arm of a swamp. |
| 3. | a recess of land, partly surrounded by hills. |
| 4. | an arm of a prairie or swamp, extending into woods and partly surrounded by them. |
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Ontario Definition–noun | 1. | a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 8,131,618; 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto. |
| 2. | Lake, a lake between the NE United States and S Canada, between New York and Ontario province:
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the smallest of the Great Lakes. 193 mi. (310 km) long; 7540 sq. mi. (19,530 sq. km). |
| 3. | a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles. 88,820. |
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Ontario, Lake
smallest and most easterly of the Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north by Ontario (Can.) and on the south by New York (U.S.). The lake is roughly elliptical; its major axis, 193 ...
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northern arm of Lake Huron in south-central Ontario, Canada, lying between the Ontario mainland (north) and the islands of Manitoulin, Cockburn, and Drummond (south). It is 120 miles (195 km) long ...
Hudson Bay
inland sea indenting east-central Canada. With an area of 316,000 square miles (819,000 square km), it is bounded by Nunavut territory (north and west), Manitoba and Ontario (south), and Quebec ...
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Thunder Bay
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Ontario
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