Definition of north country:
(n) :
(often capitalized; with the) Northern England.
(n) :
(often capitalized; with the) The northern part of a particular country or region (variously conceived as a region so called by a proper name or a vaguely demarcated, adjectivally described region).
(n) :
(often capitalized) The dialect of English spoken in Northern England.
(n) :
(usually capitalized; with the) A region in northern New York State.
(n) :
(usually capitalized; with the) A region in northern New Hampshire.