northern

pronunciation

How to pronounce northern in British English: UK [ˈnɔːðən]word uk audio image

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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).

Antonym

adj.

southern

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 .

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