northern
Americanadjective
noun
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a person living in a northern region or country.
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Northern, a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a four-wheeled rear truck.
adjective
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situated in or towards the north
northern towns
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directed or proceeding towards the north
a northern flow of traffic
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(esp of winds) proceeding from the north
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(sometimes capital) of, relating to, or characteristic of the north or North
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(sometimes capital) astronomy north of the celestial equator
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of northern
First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English; see north, -ern
Example Sentences
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He was charged with corruptly concealing a document or record, one of the nine people convicted in the prosecution following last year’s noise demonstration at the Prairieland Detention Center near Dallas in northern Texas.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
The areas most exposed to this northerly wind will be northern and eastern Scotland, as well as eastern England.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Police launched an investigation in June and arrested eight people responsible for handling donations at the revered Hindu shrine in the northern city of Ayodhya.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
An American servicemember died in northern Iraq on Saturday during a controlled detonation of a downed Iranian attack drone, according to U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
He has his eye on Milan, the northern city-state run by Duke Ludovico Sforza.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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