adjective
northern
NAW-thuhn
adjective
1
Situated in, facing, or coming from the north.
"They spent the summer touring northern Italy."
"A cold northern wind swept across the plains."
noun
1
A person from a northern region.
"As a northerner, he found the southern summers unbearably hot."
How to Use Northern
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishOf, from, or related to the north.
Common pairings
northern hemisphere
northern lights
the northern coast
Word Forms
more northern comparative, more Northern comparative, northerns plural, Northerns plural, Northerns plural, most northern superlative, northernmost superlative, most Northern superlative
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Etymology
From Old English "norþerne," ultimately built from "north" plus a Germanic ending meaning "of that direction."