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Northern America

Northern America proper noun: the parts of the North American continent that lie north of the Rio Grande River.

Proper noun

Northern America (uncountable)

  1. The parts of the North American continent that lie north of the Rio Grande River.
  2. (nonstandard) The northern United States.

Questions about Northern America

What does Northern America mean?
Northern America means the parts of the North American continent that lie north of the Rio Grande River.
What part of speech is Northern America?
Northern America is a proper noun.

Words near Northern America in the dictionary

  1. northerliness
  2. northerly
  3. northermost
  4. northern
  5. Northern Altai
  6. Northern America
  7. northern anchovies
  8. northern anchovy
  9. Northern Areas
  10. Northern Arm
  11. Northern Asia

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