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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Africa The entire continent for a safari So many destinations across the African continent are worthy of your week off, including cities like Cairo in the north, Johannesburg in the south, and Kigali in between.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
Sokoto state, in Nigeria’s northwestern corner, is bordered to the north by Niger, and is home to 4 million people – the majority of whom are Muslim.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
Residents and security analysts have said Nigeria’s security crisis affects both Christians, predominant in the south, and Muslims, who are the majority in the north.
—Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
As rain fell over both cities and flowed through them from the north, Marysville was seen as the more likely to flood.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
Sokoto state, in Nigeria’s northwestern corner, is bordered to the north by Niger, and is home to 4 million people – the majority of whom are Muslim.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
Residents and security analysts have said Nigeria’s security crisis affects both Christians, predominant in the south, and Muslims, who are the majority in the north.
—Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
As rain fell over both cities and flowed through them from the north, Marysville was seen as the more likely to flood.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 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 27 Dec. 2025.
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