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northern lights

northern lights noun: the aurora of the northern hemisphere.

northern lights: the aurora of the northern hemisphere
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Noun

northern lights pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The aurora of the northern hemisphere.
    • A common and beautiful side-effect of high solar activity is the Aurora Borealis - the northern lights that dance across Arctic skies. […] Ships' logs noted observations of the northern lights as far south as the Caribbean, and telegraph systems across the world were disrupted as electrical...2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30

Proper noun capitalized: Northern Lights

Northern Lights

  1. Alternative letter-case form of northern lights.

northern lights meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Odia

northern lights in Hindi

the aurora of the northern hemisphere
ध्रुवीय ज्योति dhruvīya jyoti

northern lights in Tamil

the aurora of the northern hemisphere
துருவ ஒளி turuva oḷi

northern lights in Bengali

the aurora of the northern hemisphere
মেরুজ্যোতি merujjōti

northern lights in Odia

the aurora of the northern hemisphere
ଧ୍ରୁବୀୟ ଜ୍ୟୋତି dhrubiya jyoti
More languagesFewer languages
northern lights in Assamese
মেৰুপ্ৰভা meruprobha
northern lights in Arabic
شفق قطبي
northern lights in Persian
شفق قطبی
northern lights in Thai
แสงเหนือ sɛ̌ɛng-nʉ̌ʉa
northern lights in Vietnamese
bắc cực quang

Synonyms of northern lights

Words formed from northern lights

Questions about northern lights

What does northern lights mean?
Northern lights means the aurora of the northern hemisphere.
What is northern lights in Hindi?
Northern lights in Hindi is ध्रुवीय ज्योति (dhruvīya jyoti). See Northern lights meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is northern lights?
Northern lights can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near northern lights in the dictionary

  1. northern lady fern
  2. northern lady ferns
  3. northern lapwing
  4. northern lapwings
  5. northern large-leaved dragon tree
  6. northern lights
  7. northern lion
  8. northern lions
  9. Northern Macedonia
  10. northern maidenhair
  11. Northern Mariana Islander

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