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northernmost

American  
[nawr-thern-mohst, -muhst] / ˈnɔr ðərnˌmoʊst, -məst /

adjective

  1. farthest north.


northernmost British  
/ 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

Etymology

Origin of northernmost

First recorded in 1710–20; northern + -most

Example Sentences

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The researchers also combined ecological monitoring records with interviews conducted in Norrbotten, Sweden's northernmost county.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

As an adult, he crisscrossed the Alaskan frontier, lived in Sweden, and visited the Norwegian island town of Longyearbyen, one of the world’s northernmost settlements.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Paula and Tesco then organised for the last of the bananas to be sent up by plane to North Ronaldsay, the county's northernmost island, on Tuesday morning.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Most of the displaced are now sardined in the city’s quaint Old Quarter, which lies on a promontory jutting out of Tyre’s northernmost tip and is excluded from the evacuation order.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

People flee the northernmost states to more temperate climates.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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