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.]
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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.
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).
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.
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".
A handful of north country libraries are getting $450,000 in state funding for various upgrades.
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.