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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Satellite images reviewed by ABC News show the north of the same village being cleared by the IDF in October 2024, where crops and buildings are seen destroyed.
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Kerem Inal, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
When Djarum took control at Como in 2019, the team from a city in the north of Italy, a short drive from Milan, were in the fourth tier.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
In the north of Ireland and into Scotland in particular, precipitation has been about 50 to 75% normal so far this year, a trend mostly observed through March and into April.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Hundreds enjoying the traditional spring gathering fled after the shooting at the north end of Community Park, a sprawling recreational area north of the UC Davis campus.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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Kerem Inal, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
When Djarum took control at Como in 2019, the team from a city in the north of Italy, a short drive from Milan, were in the fourth tier.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
In the north of Ireland and into Scotland in particular, precipitation has been about 50 to 75% normal so far this year, a trend mostly observed through March and into April.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Hundreds enjoying the traditional spring gathering fled after the shooting at the north end of Community Park, a sprawling recreational area north of the UC Davis campus.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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“The north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20north. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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