northern
UK/ˈnɔː.ðən/
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nonstandard/ˈnɒ.ðə(ɹ)n/
northern adjective: of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.
Adjective (1)
northern (comparative more northern, superlative most northern or northernmost)
- Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.
- Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages.2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2020, page 28
- Sadhana and Sanjeev Prasad, who live in Haridwar, a city in northern Uttarakhand state, filed a petition this month seeking 50 million Indian rupees (about $643,000) in damages from their son, 35, and his wife, 31.2022 May 17, Esha Mitra and Jessie Yeung, “Indian couple sue only son for not giving them grandchildren”, in CNN
- Blowing from the north; northerly.
- Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised)
- Les Dawson was a famous northern comedian.
Noun (1)
northern (plural northerns)
- An inhabitant of the northern regions; a northerner.
- The northern pike.
- As is the case with northerns, the female muskie, trailed by her attendant males, may broadcast eggs over several hundred yards.1993, Barry Reynolds, John Berryman, Pike on the Fly: The Flyfishing Guide to Northerns, Tigers, and Muskies
- A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the north of North America, primarily in western Canada but also in Alaska, often with a Mountie as the protagonist.
Adjective (2) capitalized: Northern
Northern (comparative more Northern, superlative most Northern)
- Characteristic of the North of England (the North) (usually capitalised).
- Les Dawson was a famous Northern comedian.
- Characteristic of the northern part of the United States (the North) (usually capitalised).
- She's a Northern girl, so she had to ask what hush puppies and mudbugs are. We were happy to serve her the answer on a platter!
Proper noun capitalized: Northern
Northern (plural Northerns)
- A surname.
- The Northern Line of the London Underground.
- Any of several former railroads called the Northern Railroad in the 19th century.
- We don't move any freight on the Northern anymore.
Noun (2) capitalized: Northern
Northern (plural Northerns)
- A steam locomotive of the 4-8-4 wheel arrangement.
- It takes something big, like a Northern, to pull a train of this size.
- Along the UP Trail, America's original transcontinental, mention of the 800's will long recall the capable, long-legged Northerns that were built for standard-weight limiteds but often doubled for diesels on the City streamliners.1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 106
- Synonyms:
- Northern Pacific
- A genre of fiction focusing on the untamed northern territory of Canada and sometimes Alaska, particularly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- I decided to kick back and lose myself in a good Northern for a while.
northern meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
northern in Hindi
- facing, situated in or related to the north
- उत्तरी uttarī
northern in Tamil
- வட, வடக்கு, வடக்கத்தி, வடக்கத்திய, வடபால், வாடை
northern in Marathi
- northern
- उत्तर uttar
northern in Urdu
- facing, situated in or related to the north
- شُمالی śumālī
More languagesFewer languages
- northern in Bengali
- উত্তর uttor
- northern in Malayalam
- വടക്കൻ vaṭakkaṉ, ഉത്തര uttara
- northern in Kannada
- ಉತ್ತರ uttara
- northern in Punjabi
- ਉੱਤਰੀ uttarī
- northern in Gujarati
- ઉત્તર uttar, ઓતરાદું ŏtrādũ, ઔદીચ્ય audīcya
- northern in Odia
- ଉତ୍ତର uttara
- northern in Sanskrit
- उदञ्च् údāñc, सौम्य, उत्तर úttara
- northern in Pashto
- شمالي šamāli
- northern in Tagalog
- kahilagaan
- northern in Arabic
- شَمَالِيّ šamāliyy
- northern in Persian
- شمالی šomâli
- northern in Thai
- เหนือ nʉ̌ʉa
- northern in Vietnamese
- bắc
- northern in Myanmar
- တောင် taung
Examples of northern in a sentence
- I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on.
- The war was ended by a catastrophic string of battles on the northern front.
- He is our salesman covering companies with headquarters in the northern provinces.
Synonyms of northern
- Northern Pacific
- boreal
- septentrional
Antonyms
Forms of northern
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more northern |
| superlative | most northern |
| superlative | northernmost |
| comparative | more Northern |
| superlative | most Northern |
| Noun | |
| plural | northerns |
| plural | Northerns |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Northerns |
Origin of northern
From Middle English northerne, from Old English norþerne, from Proto-West Germanic *norþrōnī, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz. Cognate with Old High German nordrōni and Old Norse norrœnn. Morphologically north + -ern.
Words formed from northern
- great northern bean
- great northern diver
- great northern loon
- great northern prawn
- great northern shrike
- nonnorthern
- northern anchovy
- Northern Areas
- Northern Beaches
- northern bilberry
- northern birch mouse
- northern black currant
- northern blindfish
- northern blot analysis
- northern bobwhite
- northern bog lemming
- northern boobook
- northern bottlenose whale
- northern brown argus
- northern brown bandicoot
- Northern Bruce Peninsula
- northern brushtail possum
- northern buffed-cheeked gibbon
- Northern Cape
- northern cardinal
- northern cavefish
- northern common cuscus
- northern cricket frog
- northern curlew
- northern dawn
- northern dock
- Northern England
- northern epilepsy syndrome
- northerner
- northernest
- northern eyelash boa
- northern firmoss
- northern flicker
- northern fulmar
- northern fur-seal
- northern fur seal
- northern gannet
- northern goshawk
- Northern Grampians
- northern grasshopper mouse
- northern greater galago
- northern hairy-nosed wombat
- northern harrier
- northern hawk owl
- Northern Hemisphere
- northern house martin
- Northern Ireland
- Northern Irish
- northernism
- northernization
- northernize
- northern jacana
- Northern Jê
- Northern Khmer
- northern lady fern
Phrases with northern
- Northern Arm
- Northern Min
- Northern Asia
- Northern Iran
- northern lion
- northern pike
- Northern Sami
- northern soul
- Northern Thai
- Northern Altai
- Northern Cross
- Northern Crown
143 more phrasesFewer phrases
- Northern Dvina
- Northern Isles
- Northern Ladle
- northern lions
- northern pikes
- northern quoll
- northern raven
- Northern Samar
- Northern Sotho
- northern spell
- Northern State
- Northern Canada
- Northern Cyprus
- Northern Europe
- northern lights
- northern monkey
- Northern Norway
- Northern Ohlone
- northern oriole
- northern quolls
- northern ravens
- Northern Region
- Northern Rivers
- northern shrike
- northern shrimp
- Northern States
- Northern Tropic
- Northern America
- Northern Carrier
- Northern Cypriot
- Northern English
- northern fulmars
- northern gannets
- northern jacanas
- Northern Kurdish
- northern lapwing
- northern monkeys
- Northern Ndebele
- northern orioles
- Northern Palmyra
- northern pintail
- northern raccoon
- northern red oak
- Northern Savonia
- northern shrikes
- northern shrimps
- northern tigrina
- Northern Vietnam
- northern whiting
- northern boobooks
- Northern Cypriots
- Northern District
- Northern European
- northern flickers
- northern goshawks
- northern harriers
- Northern Irishman
- Northern Irishmen
- Northern Kentucky
- northern lapwings
- Northern Marianas
- Northern Midlands
- Northern Mindanao
- northern pintails
- Northern Province
- northern raccoons
- northern red oaks
- Northern Rhodesia
- northern screamer
- northern shoveler
- northern solstice
- northern tigrinas
- Northern Triangle
- Northern Virginia
- northern viscacha
- Northern Waggoner
- Northern Wakashan
- northern wheatear
- northern whitings
- northern wiretail
- northern wolffish
- northern woodrush
- Great Northern War
- northern anchovies
- northern bobwhites
- northern cardinals
- Northern Europeans
- northern firmosses
- northern fur seals
- northern fur-seals
- northern hawk owls
- Northern Inuit Dog
- Northern Irelander
- Northern Macedonia
- Northern Poblacion
- northern screamers
- Northern Sea Route
- northern shovelers
- northern shoveller
- northern snakehead
- northern solstices
- northern streamers
- Northern Territory
- northern viscachas
- northern wheatears
- northern wild rice
- northern wiretails
- northern bilberries
- northern birch mice
- Northern California
- Northern Inuit Dogs
- Northern Irelanders
- northern lady ferns
- northern maidenhair
- northern pikeminnow
- northern rock cress
- northern shovellers
- northern snakeheads
- Northern Tablelands
- northern tree shrew
- northern white pine
- Old Northern French
- great northern beans
- great northern loons
- northern hemispheres
- northern mockingbird
- northern pikeminnows
- Northern Territories
- northern tree shrews
- great northern divers
- great northern prawns
- northern bog lemmings
- northern eyelash boas
- northern giant hornet
- northern mockingbirds
- northern storm petrel
- northern water dragon
- great northern shrikes
- northern brown arguses
- northern cricket frogs
- northern giant hornets
- northern house martins
- Northern Irish English
Questions about northern
- What does northern mean?
- Northern means of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.
- What is northern in Hindi?
- Northern in Hindi is उत्तरी (uttarī). See Northern meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is northern?
- Northern can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce northern?
- Northern is pronounced /ˈnɔː.ðən/ (UK).
Words near northern in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: northern (page history and authors); Northern (page history and authors); northern (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); उत्तर (Marathi) (page history and authors); ಉತ್ತರ (Kannada) (page history and authors); ਉੱਤਰੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ઉત્તર (Gujarati) (page history and authors); ଉତ୍ତର (Odia) (page history and authors); उत्तर (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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