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northland

[ nawrth-luhnd, -land ]

noun

  1. the land or region in the north.
  2. the northern part of a country.
  3. (initial capital letter) the peninsula containing Norway and Sweden.


Northland

/ ˈnɔːθlənd /

noun

  1. the peninsula containing Norway and Sweden
  2. (in Canada) the far north
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • northland·er noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of northland1

before 900; Middle English, Old English; north, -land
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Example Sentences

On the same block, Northland Chop Suey, a Chinese restaurant, has been looted at least two times.

She looks as if she were suspended in air, so pure are the elements in the northland.

Never before had I so deeply felt the desolation of the northland.

The brilliant verdure of the Southland receded from view, and the more sober vegetation of the Northland came in sight.

Every fall the young birds would fly away to the northland, while the old ones would remain by the mountain.

Very long ago there were many men living in the northland, but there was no woman among them.

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