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northlander

British  
/ ˈnɔːθləndə /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of the peninsula containing Norway and Sweden

  2. (in Canada) a native or inhabitant of the far north

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His house is perched beside Pike Lake, and he is a true northlander, boating, fishing and water-skiing in the summer, snowmobiling with his family during the winter.

From Time Magazine Archive

He greeted the arrival with the easy casualness of the northlander.

From The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon by Cullum, Ridgwell

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