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Definitions for: Northern [n] a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
[adj] coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly"
[adj] situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction"
[adj] situated in or coming from regions of the north; "the northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors"
[adj] in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities"
Webster (1913) Definition: North"ern, a. [AS. nor[eth]erne.]
1. Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or
nearer to that point than to the east or west.
2. In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern
course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind.
Northern diver. (Zo["o]l.) See Loon.
Northern lights. See Aurora borealis, under Aurora.
Northern spy (Bot.), an excellent American apple, of a
yellowish color, marked with red.
Synonyms: blue, boreal, circumboreal, Federal, north, north-central, northerly, septrional, Union, Yankee
Antonyms: southern
See Also: Middle English
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