northern
Americanadjective
noun
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a person living in a northern region or country.
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Northern, a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a four-wheeled rear truck.
adjective
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situated in or towards the north
northern towns
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directed or proceeding towards the north
a northern flow of traffic
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(esp of winds) proceeding from the north
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(sometimes capital) of, relating to, or characteristic of the north or North
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(sometimes capital) astronomy north of the celestial equator
Other Word Forms
- northernness noun
- pro-Northern adjective
- unnorthern adjective
Etymology
Origin of northern
First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English; north, -ern
Example Sentences
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Blasts were heard in northern Tehran and smoke was seen emanating from a building, an AFP journalist reported.
From Barron's
This is when the northern hemisphere starts to tilt back towards the Sun and gains more solar radiation.
From BBC
It dropped prices at its northern Kentucky stores when Publix moved in and opened a refurbished supermarket in the area last fall.
Israeli air defenses intercepted missiles over northern Israel, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
A doctor in northern Iran said he was “cautiously hopeful” about the strikes.
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