northern portion

collocation in English

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northern
adjective
uk
/ˈnɔː.ðən/us
/ˈnɔːr.ðɚn/
in or from the north part of ...
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portion
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɔː.ʃən/us
/ˈpɔːr.ʃən/
a part or share of ...
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(Definition ofnorthernandportionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Numerous creeks and rivers in thenorthernportionof the state overflowed.
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Thenorthernportionis a cool growing region, but one with a very long growing season.
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Another unnamed and unnavigable canal cuts through thenorthernportionof the island.
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The village center abuts thenorthernportionof the beach.
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By 1880, the island had four cottages, all located upriver, on thenorthernportionof the island.
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The remainingnorthernportionof the globe is covered with an orthogonal coordinate system that involves two poles that can be located on land.
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Thenorthernportionof the basin is then transformed into a huge saltern, and the southern portion becomes swampy.
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If one looks at the map for a moment one can have no doubt of the risk of aggression from thenorthernportionof the country.
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Since most of thenorthernportionof the bridge is over non-navigable water, it is low to the water.
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Much of the topography is uneven, with thenorthernportionmountainous.
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They settled in thenorthernportionof the state.
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It is listed as of special concern, threatened, or endangered in some states and common innorthernportionof breeding range.
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Nyack village was incorporated, although without thisnorthernportion.
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Flooding occurred in thenorthernportionof the parkway.
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The storm produced heavy rainfall in thenorthernportionof the state, with some locations reporting over 7 inches (175 mm).
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Other hills in thenorthernportionof the island were tunnelled out.
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The district is hilly in the south, while thenorthernportionis mostly flat.
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To the east of the creek is a steep hill, undeveloped parkland except for railroad tracks in thenorthernportion, known as the bluff.
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Thenorthernportionis heavily forested, but the south has few forests and is described in ways that would suggest a more equatorial latitude.
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The highway is approximately 56.6 mi long, and travels through mainly rural areas in thenorthernportionof the three counties.
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