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English

Etymology

northerne < north#Old English|north (cognate with nordrōni).

Pronunciation

  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-northern.ogg


Adjective

  1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north.
  2. In the Context of blowing|Blowing from the north; northerly.
  3. Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised).
  4. : Les Dawson was a famous Northern comedian.


Translations

See also



Category:Wind

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Northern \North"ern\, a. [AS. nor[eth]erne.]
1. Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or
nearer to that point than to the east or west.
[1913 Webster]

2. In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern
course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind.
[1913 Webster]

Northern diver. (Zool.) See Loon.

Northern lights. See Aurora borealis, under Aurora.

Northern spy (Bot.), an excellent American apple, of a
yellowish color, marked with red.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet northern
adj 1: in or characteristic of a region of the United States north
of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "Northern
liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities"
[ant: southern]
2: situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern
suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction" [syn: northerly]
3: coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north
wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are
northerly" [syn: northerly]
4: situated in or coming from regions of the north; "the
northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors" [ant: southern]
n : a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish
Lallans
Moby Dictionary
antarctic , arctic , austral , boreal , east , eastbound , easterly ,
eastermost , eastern , easternmost , hyperborean , meridional , north ,
northbound , northeast , northeasterly , northeastern , northerly ,
northernmost , northwest , northwesterly , northwestern , occidental ,
oriental , south , southbound , southeast , southeasterly ,
southeastern , southerly , southern , southernmost , southwest ,
southwesterly , southwestern , west , westbound , westerly , western ,
westernmost


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