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What's The Definition Of Northern?

[n] a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
[adj] coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly"
[adj] situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction"
[adj] situated in or coming from regions of the north; "the northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors"
[adj] in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Northern: blue | boreal | circumboreal | Federal | north | north-central | northerly | septrional | Union | Yankee

Related Terms | Find terms related to Northern: antarctic | arctic | austral | boreal | east | eastbound | easterly | eastermost | eastern | easternmost | hyperborean | meridional | north | northbound | northeast | northeasterly | northeastern | northerly | northernmost | northwest | northwesterly | northwestern | occidental | oriental | south | southbound | southeast | southeasterly | southeastern | southerly | southern | southernmost | southwest | southwesterly | southwestern | west | westbound | westerly | western | westernmost

See Also | Middle English

Northern In Webster's Dictionary

\North"ern\, a. [AS. nor[eth]erne.] 1. Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west. 2. In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind. {Northern diver}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Loon}. {Northern lights}. See {Aurora borealis}, under {Aurora}. {Northern spy} (Bot.), an excellent American apple, of a yellowish color, marked with red.

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