Northern

Quick meaning: Northern is an adjective meaning Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.

Meaning

Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.

More Meanings

1. (of a wind) Blowing from the north; northerly.
2. (British) Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised)
3. An inhabitant of the northern regions; a northerner.
4. (fishing) The northern pike.
5. A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the north of North America, primarily in western Canada but also in Alaska, often with a Mountie as the protagonist.

Example Sentences

Les Dawson was a famous northern comedian.

As is the case with northerns, the female muskie, trailed by her attendant males, may broadcast eggs over several hundred yards.

Sadhana and Sanjeev Prasad, who live in Haridwar, a city in northern Uttarakhand state, filed a petition this month seeking 50 million Indian rupees (about $643,000) in damages from their son, 35, and his wife, 31.

Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages.

Word Forms

• northernmost
• northerns

Synonyms for northern

Depending on context, synonyms include boreal, septentrional, federal, north, northerly, septrional.

Antonyms for northern

Common opposites include austral, meridional, southern.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include boreal, septrional, yankee, federal, north, circumboreal.

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