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northernmost

[ nawr-thern-mohstor, especially British, -muhst ]

adjective

  1. farthest north.


northernmost

/ ˈnɔːðənˌməʊst /

adjective

  1. situated or occurring farthest north
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of northernmost1

First recorded in 1710–20; northern + -most
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Example Sentences

Similarly, the northernmost bits of Russia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Canada, and the US have no native snakes, and the southernmost tip of South America is serpent-less as well.

As the northernmost municipality along coastal San Diego County, Oceanside seems fed up with feeding everybody else’s beaches.

I thought I was out of luck for our three northernmost East Coast states.

Gebru was born and raised in Ethiopia, where an escalating war has ravaged the northernmost Tigray region.

The Earth’s northernmost region is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the globe.

From Ozy

To the north, the icy southern peaks of the Brooks Range, the northernmost mountain range on the continent, nip at the sky.

We met in Antakya and headed toward the Syrian border in Kilis, Turkey, the northernmost border crossing.

Comprised of seven kingdoms and two regions, it is the northernmost continent in this world.

Libya is in northern Africa, its northernmost region bordered by the Mediterranean Sea.

The night was passed at anchor off the northernmost Coronation Island.

Sure enough there was another onslaught made against our northernmost post.

His search brought him at length to the northernmost extremity of the island, where he sat down on the beach to rest.

In short, this northernmost of the Atlantic colonies appeared to be fast on the way to become a part of New England.

The northernmost “Celts,” such as the Highland Scotch, are in all probability a specialized offshoot of this race.

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