the North-South Divide
noun/ðə ˌnɔːθ saʊθ dɪˈvaɪd/
/ðə ˌnɔːrθ saʊθ dɪˈvaɪd/
[singular] (British English)- the economic and social differences between the north and south of a country, especially when one half of the country is richer than the other
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