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north country

Noun

Meaning

The northern part of a particular region or area, specifically the part of England north of the River Humber. [from 14th c.]

The dialect spoken in northern England. [from 17th c.]

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Examples

“A Backyard Book of Spiders in Maine,” retailing at $26.95 in paperback, is available at local bookstores and can be purchased online through North Country Press at northcountrypress. Source: Internet

By the 18th century two breeds had been developed for hunting hare and rabbit: the Southern Hound and the North Country Beagle (or Northern Hound). Source: Internet

A North Country Life, Vermont's poet laureate, Sydney Lea, brings together a rich, lyric compilation of essays on the women and men who have touched his life. Source: Internet

By chance he ordered cockles for lunch and the smell brought back a memory of the seaside town of Morecambe : this gave him "the idea of a faded North Country accent and the suggestion of a scrappy moustache". Source: Internet

A handful of north country libraries are getting $450,000 in state funding for various upgrades. Source: Internet

Assemblyman Blankenbush, who has taken part in each Maple Weekend for the past eight years, said that north country maple “is really something to be proud of. Source: Internet

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