northland

[ nawrth-luhnd, -land ]

/ ˈnɔrθ lənd, -ˌlænd /

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noun

the land or region in the north.

the northern part of a country.

(initial capital letter) the peninsula containing Norway and Sweden.

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Origin of northland

before 900; Middle English, Old English; see north, -land

OTHER WORDS FROM northland

north·land·er, noun

Words nearby northland

North Kingstown, North Korea, North Korean, Northlake, North Lanarkshire, northland, Northlander, North Las Vegas, North Lauderdale, North Lincolnshire, North Little Rock

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How to use northland in a sentence

On the same block, Northland Chop Suey, a Chinese restaurant, has been looted at least two times.
Ferguson's Other Race Problem: Riots Damaged Asian-Owned Stores|Tim Mak|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She looks as if she were suspended in air, so pure are the elements in the northland.
Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska|Charles Warren Stoddard
Never before had I so deeply felt the desolation of the northland.
The Reckoning|Robert W. Chambers
The brilliant verdure of the Southland receded from view, and the more sober vegetation of the Northland came in sight.
A Daughter of the Union|Lucy Foster Madison

Every fall the young birds would fly away to the northland, while the old ones would remain by the mountain.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales|Clara Kern Bayliss
Very long ago there were many men living in the northland, but there was no woman among them.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales|Clara Kern Bayliss

British Dictionary definitions for northland

Northland

/ (ˈnɔːθlənd) /

noun

the peninsula containing Norway and Sweden

(in Canada) the far north

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