the north
noun
variants
or the North
: regions or countries north of a certain point
The birds migrate from the North.
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That gives the north its longest days, while the Southern Hemisphere (which is titled away from the sun) experiences its shortest days.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Just past noon, a young man appeared on the north side of San Vicente Boulevard, a block west of Hauser, and eyeballed the flow of westbound traffic.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
By March 2024, Kamal Adwan was the only pediatrics hospital in the north of Gaza, according to the World Health Organization.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 June 2026
The tags were deployed at Hallaniyat Bay in the north and the Gulf of Masirah to the south.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 June 2026
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Just past noon, a young man appeared on the north side of San Vicente Boulevard, a block west of Hauser, and eyeballed the flow of westbound traffic.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
By March 2024, Kamal Adwan was the only pediatrics hospital in the north of Gaza, according to the World Health Organization.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 June 2026
The tags were deployed at Hallaniyat Bay in the north and the Gulf of Masirah to the south.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for the north
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“The north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20north. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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