Definition of northern
1 capitalized a : of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Northb : of, relating to, or constituting the northern dialect
2a : lying toward the northb : coming from the north a northern storm
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Examples of northern in a Sentence
the northern part of the state
Origin and Etymology of northern
Middle English northerne, from Old English; akin to Old High German nordrōni northern, Old English north north
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Definition of northern
1 capitalized : the dialect of English spoken in the part of the U.S. north of a line running northwest through central New Jersey, below the northern tier of counties in Pennsylvania, through northern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, across central Iowa, and through the northwest corner of South Dakota
2 : 3pike 1a
First Known Use of northern
1950
NORTHERN Defined for English Language Learners
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: located in or toward the north
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: of or relating to the north
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1 often cap : of, relating to, or like that of the North northern weather
2 : lying toward or coming from the north northern Europe
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