northern

north·ern  (nôrrn)

adj.

1. Situated in, toward, or facing the north.

2. Coming from the north: northern breezes.

3. Native to or growing in the north.

4. often Northern Of, relating to, or characteristic of northern regions or the North.

5. Being north of the equator.

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[Middle English northerne, from Old English; see ner-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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northern·ness n.

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northern [ˈnɔːðən]

adj

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) situated in or towards the north northern towns

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) directed or proceeding towards the north a northern flow of traffic

3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (esp of winds) proceeding from the north

4. (sometimes capital) of, relating to, or characteristic of the north or North

5. (Astronomy) (sometimes capital) Astronomy north of the celestial equator

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Northern - a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans Middle English - English from about 1100 to 1450
Adj.	1.	northern - in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities" southern - in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "southern hospitality"; "southern cooking"; "southern plantations"
	2.	northern - situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction" northerly north - situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico"
	3.	northern - coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly" northerly north - situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico"
	4.	northern - situated in or coming from regions of the north; "the northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors" southern - situated in or coming from regions of the south; "the southern hemisphere"; "southern constellations"

Translations

northern [ˈnɔːðən]

A. ADJ → del norte, norteño, septentrional
the northern part of the island → la parte norte or septentrional de la isla
the northern coast → la costa septentrional or (del)norte
in northern Spain → al norte or en el norte de España, en la España septentrional

B. CPD the northern hemisphere N → el hemisferio norte, el hemisferio boreal
Northern Ireland N → Irlanda f del Norte
the northern lights N → la aurora boreal

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northern [ˈnɔː^rðə^rn] adj [country, town] → du nord; [accent] → du nord; [area, part] → nord
the northern part of the island → la partie nord de l'île, la partie septentrionale de l'île
Northern Europe → l'Europe du Nord
in northern Italy → dans le nord de l'Italie

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northern

adj hemisphere, counties → nördlich; northern Germany/Italy → Norddeutschland/-italien nt; Northern Irish → nordirisch; with a northern outlook → mit Blick nach Norden

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northern [ˈnɔːðən] adj (region) → del nord, settentrionale; (wall) → (esposto/a a) nord inv; (coast) → settentrionale
in northern Spain → nel nord della Spagna, nella Spagna settentrionale

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northern → شمالي severní nordlig nördlich βόρειος del norte pohjois- boréal sjevernjački settentrionale 北の 북쪽의 noord- nordlig północny do norte северный nordlig ทางภาคเหนือ kuzey ở phía bắc 北方的