Nord, a word meaning "
north
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.
Etymology
The word ''north ...
" in several European languages, may refer to:
Acronyms
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National Organization for Rare Disorders
The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is an American non-profit organization aiming to provide support for individuals with rare diseases by advocating and funding research, education, and networking among service providers. It wa ...
, an American nonprofit organization
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New Orleans Recreation Department
The New Orleans Recreation Department is the department of the local government of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana USA, that operates and maintains recreational facilities for the people of the city. It is commonly known by the acronym NORD.
F ...
, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Film and television
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''Nord'' (1991 film), a film directed by
Xavier Beauvois
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''Nord'' (2009 film), or ''North'', a Norwegian film directed by Rune Denstad Langlo
Music
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''Nord'' (Siddharta album), 2001
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''Nord'' (Year of No Light album), 2006
* ''Nord'', an album by
Luna Amară, 2018
* Nord, the brand name for musical instruments produced by
Clavia
Clavia Digital Musical Instruments (Clavia DMI AB) is a Swedish manufacturer of virtual analog synthesizers, virtual electromechanical pianos and stage pianos, founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 1983 by Hans Nordelius and Mikael Carlsson. Since 19 ...
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* ''A. G. NORD'', the fifth disc from the album
7G, by
A. G. Cook
Alexander Guy Cook (born 23 August 1990) is an English music producer, singer, songwriter and the head of the UK record label PC Music.
Cook released his first solo singles in 2014. He has also collaborated with PC Music artists such as Hannah ...
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''Nord'' (Gåte album), 2021
People
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Christiane Nord (born 1943), German translation scholar
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Daniel Nord Daniel Nord, born 1968, is a former Deputy Director of Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). He currently works for the National Inspectorate of Strategic Products which handels non-proliferation and export control issues. He ha ...
, Swedish civil servant
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Elizabeth Nord
Elizabeth Nord (May 16, 1902 - August 3, 1986) was an American labor organizer. She was one of the leaders of the great textile strike of 1934 and the first woman to serve on the executive board of the Textile Workers Union of America.
Early lif ...
(1902–1986), American labor organizer
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John Nord
John Eric Nord (born October 18, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association and World Class Championship Wrestling in the 1980s as Nord the Barbarian and Yukon ...
(born 1959), American professional wrestler
* (1912–2003), German anti-Nazi activist
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Kathleen Nord
Kathleen Nord (later Schwartz, 26 December 1965 – 24 February 2022) was a butterfly and medley swimmer from East Germany. She won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 1988 Summer Olympics and finished fifth in the 400 m individua ...
(born 1965), German swimmer
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Keith Nord
Keith Sterling Nord (March 3, 1957 – September 19, 2018) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Minnesota Vikings from 1979 to 1985. He played college football at St. Cloud State Universi ...
(born 1957), American football player
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Ole Tom Nord
Ole Tom Nord (born 27 November 1940) is a Norwegian ski jumper. He was born in Konsmo. He competed at the Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held ...
(born 1940), Norwegian skier
* (1875–?), Danish cyclist
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Pierre Nord (1900–1985), French writer and spy
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Richard Nord
Richard Nord is an American film editor. He is best known for his work on ''The Fugitive (1993 film), The Fugitive'' (1993), which earned him Academy Awards, Academy Award, American Cinema Editors, ACE Eddie Award, and British Academy Film Awards ...
, film editor
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Thomas Nord
Thomas Nord (born 19 October 1957 in Berlin) is a German politician (DIE LINKE) and Member of the German Federal Parliament.
From 2005 to 2012 he was Chairman of DIE LINKE in Brandenburg (Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus PDS prior to 2007 ...
(born 1957), German politician (Die Linke)
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Walter R. Nord (born 1939), American academic
Places
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Nord (Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg constituency)
North ( lb, Norden; french: Nord; german: Norden) is one of the four multi-member constituencies of the Chamber of Deputies, the national legislature of Luxembourg. The constituency was established in 1919 following the introduction of proportion ...
, an electoral constituency
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Nord (French department)
Nord (; officially french: département du Nord; pcd, départémint dech Nord; nl, Noorderdepartement, ) is a department in Hauts-de-France region, France bordering Belgium. It was created from the western halves of the historical counties o ...
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Nord (Haitian department)
Nord (French) or Nò (Haitian Creole; both meaning "North") is one of the ten departments of Haiti and located in northern Haiti. It has an area of and a population of 1,067,177 (2015). Its capital is Cap-Haïtien.
History Taino Period
The depa ...
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Nord, California
Nord is a census-designated place in Butte County, California. Its zip code is 95973 and its area code is 530. It lies at an elevation of 151 feet (46 m). Nord's population was 320 at the 2010 census.
History
A post office operated at Nord from ...
, US, an unincorporated community
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Nord, Greenland
Station Nord is a military and scientific station in northeastern Greenland 1700 km north of the Arctic Circle.
It is about from the geographic North Pole, on Princess Ingeborg Peninsula ( da, Prinsesse Ingeborg Halvø) in northern Kro ...
, a military and scientific base
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Nord Region (Burkina Faso)
Nord is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. It was created on 2 July 2001. The population of Nord was 1,720,908 in 2019. The region's capital is Ouahigouya. Four provinces make up the region— Loroum, Passoré, Yatenga, and Zon ...
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Nord Region (Cameroon)
The North Region (french: Région du Nord) makes up 66,090 km² of the northern half of The Republic of Cameroon. Neighbouring territories include the Far North Region to the north, the Adamawa Region to the south, Nigeria to the west, Cha ...
Transportation
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''Nord'' (yacht), a German superyacht
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Nord Aviation
Nord-Aviation ( en, Northern Aviation) was a state-owned French aircraft manufacturer. The bulk of its facilities were based on the site of Bourges airport, in the département of Cher, in central France.
On 1 October 1954, Nord Aviation was cr ...
, a former state-owned French aircraft manufacturer
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, or the Nord company, a French railway company
* Nord Automobiles aka Nord Motion, a
Nigerian automaker
Other uses
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NORD (ice hockey team) NORD was an amateur ice hockey team in Donetsk, Ukraine. They participated in the Ukrainian Hockey Championship
The Ukrainian Hockey Championship ( ua, Чемпіонат України з Хокею, '' tr: Chempionat Ukrayiny z Khokeyu'') is an ...
, a defunct Ukrainian amateur team
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''Nord'' (novel), published in English as ''North'', a 1960 novel by Louis-Ferdinand Céline
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''Nord'' (video game), a 2009 Facebook video game
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12501 Nord, an asteroid
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6th SS Mountain Division ''Nord'', a WaffenSS division in World War II
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OnePlus Nord
The OnePlus Nord is an Android-based smartphone manufactured by OnePlus, unveiled on 21 July 2020. It is the first device in the Nord series. It is the first mid-range smartphone from OnePlus since the 2015 OnePlus X. It is available in Euro ...
, a smartphone 5G by OnePlus
* Nords, a fictional race in the ''
Elder Scrolls
''The Elder Scrolls'' is a series of action role-playing video games primarily developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The series focuses on free-form gameplay in an open world. '' Morrowind'', '' Oblivion'' a ...
'' fantasy setting
See also
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Gare du Nord (disambiguation) Gare du Nord means "North Station" in the French language, and may refer to:
Transport
;Belgium
* Gare du Nord, local name for '' Gare de Bruxelles-Nord'', railway station in Brussels, Belgium
** a Brussels Metro stop of the same name at the sta ...
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North (disambiguation)
North is a cardinal direction or compass point.
North or The North may also refer to:
Places
* North, South Carolina, a town in the United States
* North (London sub region), a sub-region of the London Plan
* Northern Canada or the North, nort ...
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Norte (disambiguation), Spanish, Portuguese and Galician for north
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