the north

noun

variants or the North

: regions or countries north of a certain point

The birds migrate from the North.

Examples of the north in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Co-founder Emma Thackray started the company in her kitchen in 2019, selling at markets in the north of England. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Those visits, plus the drugs and inhalers, were usually free, says Esther Agbo, a nurse at Mucciya Primary Health Care who often interacted with the family living in the north of Nigeria, in Sabon Gari. — Kazeem Olawale Nasiru, NPR, 17 July 2026

To make room, the city will remove parking on the north side of the street and reduce travel lanes from two to one in each direction. — Hanna Kang, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2026

The latest weather models Thursday put the smoke Friday well to the north of Charlotte, with Virginia at greatest risk of reduced visibility, NWS meteorologist Jake Wimberley told The Charlotte Observer. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026

Rhymes for the north

• henceforth
• thenceforth
• fourth