northern

[ nawr-th ern ]

/ ˈnɔr ðərn /

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adjective

lying toward or situated in the north.

directed or proceeding northward.

coming from the north, as a wind.

(often initial capital letter) of or relating to the North, especially the northern U.S.

Astronomy. north of the celestial equator or of the zodiac: a northern constellation.

noun

a person living in a northern region or country.

(initial capital letter) a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a four-wheeled rear truck.

Origin of northern

before 900; Middle English, Old English; see north, -ern

OTHER WORDS FROM northern

north·ern·ness, noun pro-North·ern, adjective un·north·ern, adjective

Words nearby northern

northeasterner, northeastward, northeastwards, norther, northerly, northern, northern blot, northern blot analysis, northern bobwhite, northern cameroons, northern canoe

Example sentences from the Web for northern

As of Thursday night, the brothers remained on the loose, last seen in northern France.

U.S. Spies See Al Qaeda Fingerprints on Paris Massacre |Shane Harris, Nancy A. Youssef |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Unconfirmed reports in the French media claimed that the brothers were spotted at a gas station in northern France on Thursday.

France Mourns—and Hunts |Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
There were stories of distant strife, in Bosnia, Rwanda, and Northern Ireland, and those stories had the whiff of a different era.

The Best Columns of 2014 |John Avlon, Errol Louis |December 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
On the northern side of the Joint Security Area between North and South Korea, there is a village called Kijong-dong (기정동).

Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea |Rich Goldstein |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The expulsion of ISIS from northern Iraq, though, is a long way off.

Iraqi Kurds Get Their Groove Back, End Siege of Mount Sinjar |Jamie Dettmer |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In 1934 a widespread fire deforested large areas of pinyon-juniper woodland on the northern end of Wetherill Mesa.

Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado |Charles L. Douglas
The frontier was closely guarded against the savage tribes who seemed to be occupying the waste lands of northern Europe.

The Story of Mankind |Hendrik Van Loon
If the Northern territory is ever to be rendered habitable, it must be by Queensland that the work is done.

Greater Britain |Charles Wentworth Dilke
On the northern horizon a new light appeared, a small bluish gleam on the edge of the waters.

The Open Boat and Other Stories |Stephen Crane
The increasing twilight was now just merging into night, and a wood stretched between the Northern cavalry and the Southern flank.

The Scouts of Stonewall |Joseph A. Altsheler

British Dictionary definitions for northern

northern

/ (ˈnɔːðən) /

adjective

situated in or towards the north northern towns

directed or proceeding towards the north a northern flow of traffic

(esp of winds) proceeding from the north

(sometimes capital) of, relating to, or characteristic of the north or North

(sometimes capital) astronomy north of the celestial equator

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northern

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