northside

noun

northside

noun

Etymology From north + side.

1

The northern side of a building, street, area etc.

  • It consists of three stories with two gables both on the south- and northsides.1903, H. Henkenius, Guide through Heidelberg and its environs:
  • The retail section had two divisions - the southside and the northside - with Grafton Street being the main shopping street of the southside, and Henry Street and Moore Street the flagships of the northside.1999, Brendan O'Carroll, The Mammy:
2 more examples
  • Alderman Joseph Greenstein, a member of the Minneapolis Qty Council representing the northside, published a ten-point proposal for improving the northside area.2008, The History of the Founding of the Legal Rights Center:
  • First, it is the access point to the northside of the famous Nauset Cut.2010, Tom Keer, Flyfisher's Guide to the New England Coast, page 159:
Antonyms
southside
Derived terms
northsider
Related terms
eastside, westside

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