Meaning of NORTHERN
Pronunciation: | | 'nowrdhun
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- [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"
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| Synonyms: | | blue, boreal, circumboreal, Federal, north, north-central, northerly, septrional, Union, Yankee |
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| Antonyms: | | southern | |
| See Also: | | Middle English | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \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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| Related Terms: | | 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 |
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