Northern

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  • adjective. Situated in, toward, or facing the north.
  • adjective. Coming from the north.
  • adjective. Native to or growing in the north.
  • adjective. Of, relating to, or characteristic of northern regions or the North.
  • adjective. Being north of the equator.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to a region, place, or point which is nearer the north than some other region, place, or point mentioned or indicated: as, the northern States; the northern part of Michigan; northern people. Abbreviated N.
  • Directed or leading toward the north or a point near it: as, to steer a northern course.
  • Proceeding from the north.
  • noun. A native or an inhabitant of the north, of a northern country, or of the northern part of a country.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west.
  • adjective. In a direction toward the north; ; coming from the north.
  • adjective. See Loon.
  • adjective. See Aurora borealis, under Aurora.
  • adjective. an excellent American apple, of a yellowish color, marked with red.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north.
  • adjective. Blowing from the north; northerly.
  • adjective. Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. situated in or coming from regions of the north
  • noun. a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
  • adjective. situated in or oriented toward the north
  • adjective. in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
  • adjective. coming from the north; used especially of wind
  • Word Usage
    "He might have expected Chopin with a beak: lyrical cascades and liquid melodies that give its relative, the blackcap, the name "northern nightingale"."
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