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Meaning of up north | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. In the northern part of an area, country etc.
    not-comparable
  2. in jail, in prison
    New-York-City, not-comparable, slang

Examples

“She spent a few years up north.”
“Even if I'm locked up North you in the world Rocking three-fourths of cloth, never showing your stuff off, boo”
“And when the fella be walkin' you can tell a Whole lotta sugar's in his core Feed the soft, he be hittin' off He heads fresh home from up North”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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