☆ 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.
Origin:
ME northerne < OE northerna
See northern in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Situated in, toward, or facing the north.
Coming from the north: northern breezes.
Native to or growing in the north.
often Northern Of, relating to, or characteristic of northern regions or the North.
Being north of the equator.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English northerne
Origin: , from Old English; see ner-1 in Indo-European roots