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northland

northland

3 6.2
A part of a country or area that is in the north
  • noun
  • /ˈnɔrθˌlænd/
translation icon : tierra del norte
  • The addition of golf benefits not only Northland student-athletes but the conference as well.
  • Northland, New Zealand
  • New Zealand's Northland

Examples

  • Despite this fabled fertility, rabbit population is on the decline in much of Northland.

    Roadkill (1989)

  • While we could see a little, other areas in the Northland aren't quite so lucky.

    Blog text (17)

  • Marshall School was one of the few Northland groups to make it into the top 100.

    Blog text (29)

  • Social media was often the key for Northland groups that saw an increase in their fundraising.

    Blog text (29)

  • I heard Northland got a conservation program up along the pipeline.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • What are you most interested in during the flooding and rain in the Northland?

    Blog text (13)

  • Quite mild on Thursday with high temperatures in the 40s and 50s in the Northland.

    Blog text (15)

  • Despite low-lying clouds and mist, the view of New Zealand's Northland is extraordinary.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The explorers ventured deep into the northland, where the nights are long and the temperatures drop significantly.

  • In the northland, the landscape is often covered with snow and ice during winter months.

Synonyms

north
vsnorthland
223 1.0

The area at the top of a country or city on most maps

is a region toward the top, not merely the simple directional part
Deep North
vsnorthland
7.3

A remote northern area that has wild natural beauty

is a general region toward the top, not necessarily very remote or culturally marked

Antonyms

southland
15 7.1

A region in the south of a country or territory

How North

North Frigid Zone
  • Specialized
7.7
Arctic
69 3.5
north
59 1.0
northland
3 6.2
south
81 1.0

Surface Forms

northland singular
northlands plural

Morphology

northland = north + land (transparent) = north + land

The meaning 'region toward the north' follows directly from the clear combination of 'north' + 'land' and is easily inferable by learners.

Etymology

Northland is made of the simple parts north ('the direction toward the North Pole') and land ('an area or country'). So it simply means an area or region that lies in the north.