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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The orders extend from Kanan Dume Road to the west, Pluma Road to the north, Tuna Canyon Road to the east, and the Pacific Coast Highway to the south.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Some 700 miles to the north, the shouts of protesters and pops from their fireworks can be heard in the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, where demonstrators continue their weeks-long call for an end to the pro-Russian ruling party in parliament and entry into the European Union.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
No live-fire exercises had yet taken place in the zones which lie to the north and northwest of Taiwan respectively, the ministry said in its Tuesday briefing.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Ukrainian forces in the salient could threaten the supply lines supporting Russian forces advancing on Pokrovsk to the north.
—David Axe, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Some 700 miles to the north, the shouts of protesters and pops from their fireworks can be heard in the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, where demonstrators continue their weeks-long call for an end to the pro-Russian ruling party in parliament and entry into the European Union.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
No live-fire exercises had yet taken place in the zones which lie to the north and northwest of Taiwan respectively, the ministry said in its Tuesday briefing.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Ukrainian forces in the salient could threaten the supply lines supporting Russian forces advancing on Pokrovsk to the north.
—David Axe, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“The north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20north. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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