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Northern Europe

Definitions

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  • proper noun A sociopolitical region of Europe including such countries as Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Etymologies

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northern + Europe

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Examples

  • About 90 percent of their business is from overseas, namely Northern Europe and Asia.

    unknown title 2009

  • Mr. Godwin, it is true, points out that the English ladies of the thirteenth century abandoned after some time the flowing garments of the early Renaissance in favour of a tighter mode, such as Northern Europe seems to demand.

    Miscellanies Oscar Wilde 1877

  • Some studies have also shown that people who live in countries that have less sunshine, such as Northern Europe, are more prone to MS.

    Signs of the Times 2009

  • A Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) drawing of "A masquerader as a lansquenet" (c. 1517-18) is included in the show to remind us that the French (who counted as part of Northern Europe at the time) had been aware of this huge talent; indeed, in 1516 he was invited to become Francis I's "premier king's painter, engineer and architect," and France was where he died a couple of years later.

    Robust Genius in the North Paul Levy 2011

  • The impressive catalog begins with a map dated about 1500 showing that the Holy Roman Empire constituted a big chunk of Northern Europe; and continues with a complicated genealogical table showing the "Rulers of Northern Europe in the Renaissance."

    Robust Genius in the North Paul Levy 2011

  • Taxpayers in Northern Europe and especially Germany cannot accept inability or reluctance.

    German FDP calls delay in Greek talks blow to euro Reuters 2011

  • Taxpayers in Northern Europe and especially Germany cannot accept inability or reluctance.

    German FDP calls delay in Greek talks blow to euro Reuters 2011

  • In Northern Europe, for example, people don't share their private lives easily; but they love talking about world news and politics.

    Valerie Berset-Price: Have Skype, Will Do International Business... Valerie Berset-Price 2012

  • Mr. Miles says he is positive on corporate Northern Europe.

    Hunting for Value Liz Pfeuti 2011

  • Edinburgh: There is no longer anything controversial about the concept of an artistic Renaissance in Northern Europe, just the problem of filling in the scholarly details.

    Robust Genius in the North Paul Levy 2011

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