Definitions for northern
ˈnɔr ðərnnorth·ern

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

1. Northern(adj)

   a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans

2. 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"

3. northerly, northern(adj)

   situated in or oriented toward the north

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

4. northerly, northern(adj)

   coming from the north; used especially of wind

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

5. northern(adj)

   situated in or coming from regions of the north

   "the northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors"

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. northern(Adjective)

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

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

2. northern(Adjective)

   Blowing from the north; northerly.

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

3. 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(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

2. 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(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.

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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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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say northern in sign language?

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. Peruvian President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski:

   Our energy system, for example, has a surplus and we're looking for markets for our electricity, including northern Chile which has an (energy) deficit.

2. Paolo Gabrielli:

   Until now, what we knew about pre-industrial atmospheric pollution was limited to the Northern Hemisphere.

3. Shawn Engbrecht:

   You have to accept the fact that you are living perpetually in limbo and you adapt and the key to that is to not let anything really rattle you. You can be packed to go to the oil fields in Northern Alberta, Canada and you get on the Gulf Stream and they say ‘surprise we are going to Singapore…’ and you just accept and the key to that is to not worry about the little stuff and stay focused on the mission.

4. Steve Schmidt:

   The migratory birds were on the return leg of their migration from the southwestern United States and Mexico to their breeding grounds on the northern coast of Alaska.

5. Joel Widenor:

   In addition to adding on to the snow pack in the northern Plains, it's also a persistently cold pattern going forward.

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