Northern

  • 21Northern — or Northern Transvaal geographical name see Limpopo 2 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 22northern — adjective a) Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north. Les Dawson was a famous Northern comedian. b) Blowing from the north; northerly. Syn: boreal, septentrional Ant …

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  • 23Northern — Recorded in the modern spellings of Northern and Northen, this is an English surname of ancient origins. It derives from the pre 7th century nor pern and does literally mean a man from the North . That said whilst North will usually describe… …

    Surnames reference

  • 24northern — adj. Northern is used with these nouns: ↑accent, ↑border, ↑boundary, ↑climate, ↑counterpart, ↑dialect, ↑district, ↑edge, ↑flank, ↑frontier, ↑half, ↑horizon …

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  • 25Northern — see northern …

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  • 26northern — adjective 1》 situated in, directed towards, or facing the north. 2》 (usu. Northern) living in, coming from, or characteristic of the north. Derivatives northernmost adjective …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 27northern*/*/ — [ˈnɔːð(ə)n] adj in or from the north of a country or place northern Italy[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 28northern — north•ern [[t]ˈnɔr ðərn[/t]] adj. 1) lying toward or situated in the north 2) directed or proceeding northward 3) mer coming from the north, as a wind 4) geg (often cap.) of or pertaining to the North, esp. the northern U.S 5) astron. north of… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29northern — /ˈnɔðən / (say nawdhuhn) adjective 1. lying towards or situated in the north. 2. directed or proceeding northwards. 3. coming from the north, as a wind. 4. (also upper case) of or relating to the North. 5. Astronomy north of the celestial equator …

  • 30northern — north, northern, northerly see east …

    Modern English usage