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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Rooms feel calm, modern, and suited to the slower pace of the north.
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Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
San Jose is set to officially recognize its small but pivotal part in the history of the Grateful Dead, the legendary 1960s band that’s more often associated with our neighbor to the north.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
Satellite images reviewed by ABC News show the north of the same village being cleared by the IDF in October 2024, where crops and buildings are seen destroyed.
—Kerem Inal, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
When Djarum took control at Como in 2019, the team from a city in the north of Italy, a short drive from Milan, were in the fourth tier.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
San Jose is set to officially recognize its small but pivotal part in the history of the Grateful Dead, the legendary 1960s band that’s more often associated with our neighbor to the north.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
Satellite images reviewed by ABC News show the north of the same village being cleared by the IDF in October 2024, where crops and buildings are seen destroyed.
—Kerem Inal, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
When Djarum took control at Como in 2019, the team from a city in the north of Italy, a short drive from Milan, were in the fourth tier.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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“The north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20north. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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