northland
noun
the land or region in the north.
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northland
American
[nawrth-luhnd, -land]
/ ˈnɔrθ lənd, -ˌlænd /
noun
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the land or region in the north.
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the northern part of a country.
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(initial capital letter) the peninsula containing Norway and Sweden.
Northland
British
/ ˈnɔːθlənd /
noun
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the peninsula containing Norway and Sweden
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(in Canada) the far north
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Fake snow was sprinkled from the rafters to fit the northland theme the Vikings have embraced since moving in five years ago.
From Fox News ● Sep. 26, 2021
Signs advertised gifts from Minnesota’s northland: moccasins, wild rice, dreamcatchers, canoes.
From The Guardian ● May 27, 2020
Moreover, they are not the only members of the royal family who appear to have a hankering for the northland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2020
“There was no timeline. I started the way every other northland explorer had for the last 400 years: I packed a canoe, tent, maps and books, and headed for the line.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2018
It was an exhilarating walk through the crisp, clear air, the leaves thick and soft along the quiet trails, and over everything the indefinable healing peace and stillness of the northland bush.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
Price targets range from $15 at Susquehanna to $63 at Northland Securities.
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
The ship was towed to Matauri Bay in Northland and sunk to the seabed, where it still resides as a natural reef.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
He begun the latest challenge at Stirling Point in Bluff - the southern tip of New Zealand's South Island - and ran northbound to the finish line in Cape Rēinga, in Northland.
From BBC ● May 22, 2025
Northland Properties Co., the Canadian company that owns the hotel, said in a statement that it was working with officials to determine how the explosion occurred and how much damage it caused.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2024
It was the Wild, the savage, frozen- hearted Northland Wild.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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