northern
pronunciation
How to pronounce northern in British English:
UK [ˈnɔːðən]
How to pronounce northern in American English:
US [ˈnɔːrðərn]
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- Adjective:
- in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
- situated in or oriented toward the north
- coming from the north; used especially of wind
- situated in or coming from regions of the north
Word Origin
- northern (adj.)
- Old English norþerna, norðerne "northern, Northumbrian, Scandinavian," cognate with Old High German nordroni, Old Norse norroenn (see north). With -erne, suffix denoting direction. Related: Northernmost. Northerner in U.S. geo-political sense is attested from 1831. Northern lights "aurora borealis" first recorded by that name 1721 (earlier north-light, 1706).
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Example
- 1. Northern trust also uses triple creek 's mentoring software .
- 2. Overall , turkcell leads the market in turkey , kazakhstan , azerbaijan , georgia and northern cyprus .
- 3. Though its northern californian cousin slipped a little , ucla climbed from no. 17 to no. 14 .
- 4. Much has changed in northern ireland since 1989 .
- 5. The northern league stresses lombardy 's supposedly celtic heritage .