Definitions for Northern
ˈnɔr ðərnnorth·ern

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Northernadjective

   a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans

2. northernadjective

   in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

   "Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities"

3. northerly, northernadjective

   situated in or oriented toward the north

   "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction"

4. northerly, northernadjective

   coming from the north; used especially of wind

   "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly"

5. northernadjective

   situated in or coming from regions of the north

   "the northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors"

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. northernadjective

   Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north.

2. northernadjective

   Blowing from the north; northerly.

3. northernadjective

   Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised).

   Les Dawson was a famous Northern comedian.

4. Etymology: northerne, from norþ (cognate with Old High German nordroni).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Northernadjective

   Being in the north.

   Etymology: from north.

   Proud northern lord, Clifford of Cumberland. William Shakespeare.

   If we erect a red-hot wire until it cool, and then hang it up with wax and untwisted silk, where the lower end which cooled next the earth doth rest, that is the northern point. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Northernadjective

   of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west

2. Northernadjective

   in a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind

3. Etymology: [AS. norerne.]

Freebase(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Northern

   The Northern or Northwestern is an American and Canadian genre in literature and film made popular by the writings of Rex Beach, Zane Grey, Jack London, Robert W. Service, and James Oliver Curwood. It is similar to the Western genre but the action occurs in the Canadian North and typically features Mounties instead of, for example, cowboys or sheriffs. The genre was extremely popular in the inter-war years of the 20th century. In addition to being set in Canada the stories often contrast the American Old West with the Canadian one in several ways. In films such as Pony Soldier and Saskatchewan the North-West Mounted Police display reason, compassion and a sense of fairplay in their dealings with native peoples as opposed to hotheaded American visitors, lawmen or the U.S. Army who distrust and want to relocate the native peoples. The Western idea of lawlessness set in American towns was not a part of the Canadian Northern, though individual lawbreakers or uprisings by Canadians, First Nations tribes or Métis featured in some depictions, such as Riel and North West Mounted Police. The genre is parodied in the 1939 film The Frozen Limits.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. northern

   Relating to the direction north.

   The northern hemisphere has a different climate to the southern hemisphere.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 19, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Northern' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1587

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Northern' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2120

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Northern' in Adjectives Frequency: #190

How to pronounce Northern?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Northern in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Northern in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Northern in a Sentence

1. Orlando Calas Jr.:

   The southern and northern extremes of the trail are the areas where The Laundrie family attorney really can just hunker down and get lost out there.

2. William McCrea:

   Whether they were intended as a joke or not, the comments are a slur on those who would be known as ‘orange’ i.e. Protestants, when Northern Ireland is making such an effort to make St. Patrick’s Day an inclusive celebration, Joe Biden’s comments were disgraceful and careless.

3. Mark Esper:

   We have American forces likely caught between two opposing, advancing armies and it's a very untenable situation. I spoke with the President last night, after discussions with the rest of the national security team, and he directed that we begin a deliberate withdrawal of forces from northern Syria.

4. Jeremy Corbyn:

   How about the prime minister showing a degree of honesty about the arrangements he's actually made with Northern Ireland, it is a question of openness.

5. Aaron Shorthouse:

   We live up in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, and I don't think he's seen a vending machine before so he saw the Oreos, and some biscuits and a few other things.

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