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northern definition

north·ern (nôr′t̸hərn)

adjective

  1. in, of, to, toward, or facing the north
  2. from the north a northern wind
  3. ☆ of or characteristic of the North
  4. ☆ designating or of a dialect of American English spoken in New England; N.Y.; N N.J. and Pa.; the N counties of Ohio, Ind., Ill., Iowa, and S.Dak.; and Mich., Wis., Minn., and N.Dak.

Etymology: ME northerne < OE northerna

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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