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[ nawr-thern ] / ˈnɔr ðərn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR northern ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivelying 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. nouna 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 northernbefore 900; Middle English, Old English; see north, -ern OTHER WORDS FROM northernnorth·ern·ness, nounpro-Northern, adjectiveun·north·ern, adjectiveWords nearby northernnortheastward, northeastwards, North Equatorial Current, norther, northerly, northern, Northern blot, Northern blot analysis, Northern Cameroons, northern canoe, Northern Cape Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for northernAs 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
adjectivesituated in or towards the northnorthern towns directed or proceeding towards the northa 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to northernnorth, arctic, northward, northerly, hyperborean, polar, boreal, septentrion |