up north
idiom
informal
: in or to the northern part of a country or region
She spent a few years up north.
We'll be heading up north for the summer.
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Maye hasn’t changed his personality up north.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
May will be cooler than usual up north, with warmer-than-average temperatures down south.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2026
Toronto might be the center of the universe in Canada, but baseball rarely upstages hockey up north, and that’s especially true in what is not only the country’s largest city, but the largest metropolitan area as well.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Ramírez said that even his mannerisms, which had changed from years up north, quickly identified him as an outsider.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
May will be cooler than usual up north, with warmer-than-average temperatures down south.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2026
Toronto might be the center of the universe in Canada, but baseball rarely upstages hockey up north, and that’s especially true in what is not only the country’s largest city, but the largest metropolitan area as well.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Ramírez said that even his mannerisms, which had changed from years up north, quickly identified him as an outsider.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Up north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20north. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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