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Meaning of 'northern' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Northern [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west.
- In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind.

Meaning of 'northern' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . northern [ a]
Meaning (1):
- situated in or coming from regions of the north
Example in sentence:
  • northern autumn colors;
  • the northern hemisphere
Meaning (2):
- in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
Example in sentence:
  • northern cities;
  • northern industry;
  • Northern liberals
3 . northern [ s]
Meaning (3):
- coming from the north; used especially of wind
Example in sentence:
  • a northern snowstorm;
  • the north wind doth blow;
  • the winds are northerly
Meaning (4):
- situated in or oriented toward the north
Example in sentence:
  • going in a northerly direction;
  • the northern suburbs

Nearby Words:

nor norbertine noria norian norice norie norimon norimons norite norium

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