Recent Examples on the WebAccording to one, which by tradition may be told only after snow blankets the northland, the Creator asked the original man and his wolf to travel the earth together. The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2021 Fake snow was sprinkled from the rafters to fit the northland theme the Vikings have embraced since moving in five years ago. Dave Campbell, ajc, 27 Sep. 2021 Yet, in some lakes and reservoirs in the northland, catfishing doesn’t end when the leaves fall from the trees. Dr. Jason Halfen, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2020 Like many northland settlers, Stegner’s father was a roamer. Porter Fox, Outside Online, 1 June 2018 Maine’s northland was once a premier destination for outdoor sportspeople in America. Porter Fox, New York Times, 20 June 2018 The emptiness of the northland was unfamiliar to me. Porter Fox, New York Times, 20 June 2018 The Northwest was the final stretch of the northland for me as well. Porter Fox, Outside Online, 1 June 2018 The chances for a tornado are higher in the northland than south of the river. Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity.com, 10 May 2017 See More
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
northland
noun
north·land ˈnȯrth-ˌland
often capitalized
: land in the north : the north of a country or region