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north country en · NOUN

(capitalized, often, uncountable, with the) The northern part of a particular country or region (variously conceived as a region so called by a proper name or a vaguely demarcated, adjectivally described region).
- Some long dark night, you might send me a letter Full of sleepless devilry I'll tell you now we could be together If you ever get tired of being free Way up in the North Country 2024, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, “North Country”, in Woodland:
- in the north country of the upper Midwest
- in the north country of Canada
(capitalized, often, uncountable, with the) The northern part of a particular country or region (variously conceived as a region so called by a proper name or a vaguely demarcated, adjectivally described region). ▸ Northern England.
(capitalized, often, uncountable, usually, with the) The northern part of a particular country or region (variously conceived as a region so called by a proper name or a vaguely demarcated, adjectivally described region). ▸ A region in northern New York State.
(capitalized, often, uncountable, usually, with the) The northern part of a particular country or region (variously conceived as a region so called by a proper name or a vaguely demarcated, adjectivally described region). ▸ A region in northern New Hampshire.
(capitalized, often, uncountable) The dialect of English spoken in Northern England.