north·land \ˈnȯrthˌland, ˈnȯ(ə)th-, -aa(ə)nd, -_lənd\noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from north (I) + land : land in the north : the north of a country < my stay in the Northland was ended — W.E.Ekblaw > < when winter closes in over the northland — Melvin Beck >