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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

northern Synonyms

northern

modif.

northerly, boreal, polar; see arctic, north 1.

northern Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • very: It is at the very northern end of Shaftesbury Avenue just south of the junction with New Oxford Street.
  • then: Piccadilly line to Leicester Square, then Northern to Tottenham Court Road.
  • not: This is not northern Iraq, where Saddam Hussein gassed 5,000 Kurds in 1988.
  • typically: Two actors who successfully bring the entire population of a typically northern pub to life play all fourteen characters.

Modifies a noun

  • hemisphere: For many years schools in the northern hemisphere have invested large sums in ICT suites.
  • province: I traveled three hours over dirt roads to visit a Clinic in the bush in the Northern province.
  • quest: Northern quest he the eu argued is no doubt.
  • ireland: To get sued the new mini around in recent i'll actually cheap car insurance northern ireland make.
  • edge: We are situated on the northern edge of the City of Norwich.
  • shore: Northern shore of the English Channel east up to Hastings, East Sussex.

Used with adjective complement

  • invade: On the morning of Friday 12 December last year the combined forces of the English and Language Departments set out to invade northern France.
  • strike: The shattering earthquake that struck northern Morocco early Tuesday has claimed 564 lives ( reported February 25 ).
  • enter: The Kurds are disturbed by American plans to allow the Turkish Army to enter northern Iraq behind American forces.
  • leave: In the meantime, Dmitry is free on US$50,000 bail but may not leave northern California.
  • include: As well as Korea, the drought has hit much of Northeast Asia including northern China and Mongolia.
  • put: Since 1991, when US fighter jets put northern Iraq off-limits to Iraqi forces, life has improved.
northern Quotes

Glorious the northern lights astream; Glorious the song, when God's the theme; Glorious the thunder's roar: Glorious hosanna from the den; Glorious the catholic amen; Glorious the martyr's gore.

—Smart, Christopher

She has made me in love with a cold climate, and frost and snow, with a northern moonlight.

—Southey, Robert