What does northern mean?
Definitions for northern
ˈnɔr ðərnnorth·ern
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Princeton's WordNet
Northern(adj)
a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
northern(adj)
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
"Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities"
northerly, northern(adj)
situated in or oriented toward the north
"the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction"
northerly, northern(adj)
coming from the north; used especially of wind
"the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly"
northern(adj)
situated in or coming from regions of the north
"the northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors"
Wiktionary
northern(Adjective)
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north.
Etymology: northerne, from norþ (cognate with Old High German nordroni).
northern(Adjective)
Blowing from the north; northerly.
Etymology: northerne, from norþ (cognate with Old High German nordroni).
northern(Adjective)
Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised).
Les Dawson was a famous Northern comedian.
Etymology: northerne, from norþ (cognate with Old High German nordroni).
Webster Dictionary
Northern(adj)
of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west
Etymology: [AS. norerne.]
Northern(adj)
in a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind
Etymology: [AS. norerne.]
Freebase
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
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'northern' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1587
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'northern' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2120
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'northern' in Adjectives Frequency: #190
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of northern in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of northern in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of northern in a Sentence
They had a lot of concern about, for example how we're going to avoid a hard border with Northern Ireland, whether it is possible to have frictionless trade without a customs union, what we've shown them is that that is possible. This is a very very significant step... I think we have the basis that we can move forward.
Look George, if you have a small gun shop owner in Northern Vermont who sells a gun legally to somebody and then, you know, something happens to that guy, he goes nuts or something, and he kills somebody, should the gun shop owner be held liable? I think not.
We are neighbors in this Hemisphere and our interest in Central America and Northern Triangle is very important to all countries concerned.
Economy Minister Ivan Vrdoljak:
This is just the beginning. We have more potential for exploration in northern and central Croatia, particularly in the Dinarides (central mountain range).
To guarantee suspension of nuclear tests in a transparent manner, the republic's northern nuclear test site will be abolished, the overall projects of the party and the country will be geared towards building of a socialist economy, and all our efforts will be made towards it.
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Translations for northern
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- شماليArabic
- паўно́чныBelarusian
- septentrionalCatalan, Valencian
- severníCzech
- nordligeDanish
- βόρειοςGreek
- nordaEsperanto
- norteño, septentrional, del NorteSpanish
- pohjoisenglantilainen, pohjois-, pohjoinenFinnish
- bise, septentrionale, septentrional, nordFrench
- tuathScottish Gaelic
- északiHungarian
- հյուսիսայինArmenian
- nordico, settentrionaleItalian
- باکوریKurdish
- noordelijkDutch
- nordligNorwegian
- północnyPolish
- norte, nortenho, setentrionalPortuguese
- nordic, de NordRomanian
- северныйRussian
- veriorAlbanian
- ภาคเหนือThai
- півні́чнийUkrainian
- nolüdikVolapük
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