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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On Thursday, a league game being played in the north Indian mountain resort town of Dharamshala was called off abruptly after only an hour of play, as India accused Pakistan of launching aerial drone and artillery attacks near the border regions.
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Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
These waves were formed from the strong contrast in density between the fresh waters of the open Central Atlantic waters in the north and the salty waters in the south.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The bodies of young children could be seen lying among the dead at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, in footage taken by an NBC News’ crew on the ground shortly after strikes rained down on the north of the enclave.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 8 May 2025
All of the land masses in Earth’s southern hemisphere are within the reentry footprint, along with the large majority of the north.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 May 2025
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Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
These waves were formed from the strong contrast in density between the fresh waters of the open Central Atlantic waters in the north and the salty waters in the south.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The bodies of young children could be seen lying among the dead at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, in footage taken by an NBC News’ crew on the ground shortly after strikes rained down on the north of the enclave.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 8 May 2025
All of the land masses in Earth’s southern hemisphere are within the reentry footprint, along with the large majority of the north.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 May 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 16 May. 2025.
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