Definition of "northland" []

• A region in the north of a country or an area. (noun)

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• "The picture has changed dramatically, so today at long last Canada's northland is coming into its own."
• "Our northland is the frontier of democracy, and if war should come (which Heaven forfend!) the attack on this Continent will move across Canada."
• "The development of our northland is proceeding with a rapidity such as never was imagined in days gone by, and the wealth and resources which are being uncovered will make of this country the most important producer and the greatest exporter of many useful materials and articles."