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- [nawr-th ern]
- /ˈnɔr ðərn/
- /ˈnɔːðən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nawr-th ern]
- /ˈnɔr ðərn/
Definitions of northern word
- adjective northern lying toward or situated in the north. 1
- adjective northern directed or proceeding northward. 1
- adjective northern coming from the north, as a wind. 1
- adjective northern (often initial capital letter) of or relating to the North, especially the northern U.S. 1
- adjective northern Astronomy. north of the celestial equator or of the zodiac: a northern constellation. 1
- noun northern a person living in a northern region or country. 1
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Origin of northern
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English; see north, -ern
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Northern
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
northern popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
northern usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for northern
adverb northern
- northbound — going toward the north: northbound traffic.
- northward — Also, northwards, northwardly. toward the north.
- septentrion — Obsolete. the north.
- hyperborean — Classical Mythology. one of a people supposed to live in a land of perpetual sunshine and abundance beyond the north wind.
- north — Christopher, pen name of John Wilson.
adjective northern
- northerly — moving, directed, or situated toward the north.
- arctic — The Arctic is the area of the world around the North Pole. It is extremely cold and there is very little light in winter and very little darkness in summer.
- polar — of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- boreal — of or relating to the north or the north wind
Antonyms for northern
adjective northern
- southern — lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the south.
Top questions with northern
- what time can we see the northern lights tonight?
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- what causes the northern lights?
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- who sings northern lights?
- what was a northern objection to the kansas nebraska act?
- how did some northern towns react to african american immigration?
- what are northern lights?
- what landscape feature covers the northern third of chile?
- where can i see the northern lights?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with n
- Words starting with no
- Words starting with nor
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- Words starting with northe
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