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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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Northernmost Vermont was also under a winter storm warning on Monday.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2023

So reported Point Barrow's Guy Oka-kok, "the Northernmost Correspondent in the World," to his friends in Fairbanks one day last week after a treasured visit from Interior Secretary Fred Seaton, 49, in 30-below weather.

From Time Magazine Archive

Northernmost and strongest is the stretch from the Strait of Florida to the Windward Passage between Cuba and Haiti.

From Time Magazine Archive

Northernmost of Cal's nine campuses, Davis is the M.I.T. of California agriculture.

From Time Magazine Archive

‘It’s said to be the furthest peak at the Northernmost end of the High Mountains. Well, here we are, at the northernmost end of the High Mountains. Where is it?’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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