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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In the 53rd minute, Aaronson and Max Kilman were contesting the ball in the north-east corner of the stadium. Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 Some of the more assertive states, including Puntland in the north and Jubaland in the south, have effectively withdrawn from Somalia’s federal system. Omar S Mahmood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025 Hoban supervised construction of the porticoes on the north and south sides of the building that Latrobe originally designed in 1807. Bart Jansen, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025 Greek Cypriots in the north fled or were moved south; Turkish Cypriots in the south fled or were moved north. David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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