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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Her parents’ house was on West 23rd Street, just past where the Flatiron Building now stands, and only a few blocks away, on East 21st and the north side of Gramercy Park, there lived a longtime family acquaintance named George Templeton Strong.
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Michael Gorra, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Most of the parents were immigrants who began arriving in the north suburbs in large numbers in the 1980s and ’90s after being displaced in the Iran-Iraq War and the Gulf War.
—Alexandra Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, areas just to the north and east of the metro are at an enhanced risk, Level 3 of 5.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
In the north of Kyoto is Arashiyama, famed for its lush bamboo groves.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
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Michael Gorra, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Most of the parents were immigrants who began arriving in the north suburbs in large numbers in the 1980s and ’90s after being displaced in the Iran-Iraq War and the Gulf War.
—Alexandra Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, areas just to the north and east of the metro are at an enhanced risk, Level 3 of 5.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
In the north of Kyoto is Arashiyama, famed for its lush bamboo groves.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the north
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“The north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20north. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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