northern counterpart

collocation in English

meaningsofnorthernandcounterpart

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northern
adjective
uk
/ˈnɔː.ðən/us
/ˈnɔːr.ðɚn/
in or from the north part of ...
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counterpart
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkaʊn.tə.pɑːt/us
/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ.pɑːrt/
a person or thing that has the same purpose as another one in a different place ...
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(Definition ofnorthernandcounterpartfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thus, the eastern insurgency was defeated because it had many weaknesses, more than those of itsnortherncounterpart.
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Haapaselk resembles thenortherncounterpartand it was also suspected to be an impact crater.
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Unlike itsnortherncounterpartit passes mostly over open ocean.
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Farmers in this area generally carry out an intensive, highinput, high-tech management system on more productive farms compared to their northern counterparts.
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Men did, and in considerable numbers, but for them too service was not linked to marriage in the same way as for their northern counterparts.
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Antarctic systems tend to be weaker than their northern counterparts since the air-sea temperature differences around the continent are generally smaller.
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They exhibit minor geographical variance, as southern specimens are slightly smaller than their northern counterparts.
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Just like their northern counterparts, the south transept portals open into deep porches which greatly extend the space available for sculptural embellishment.
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In winter their northern counterparts exhibit light gray coloring, but their southern counterparts are grayish brown and ochraceous.
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When southern legislatures passed resolutions calling for the suppression of abolitionist societies, they often received a favorable response from their northern counterparts.
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