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