northernmost

adjective

north·​ern·​most ˈnȯr-t͟hərn-ˌmōst How to pronounce northernmost (audio)
ˈnȯr-t͟hən-
: furthest to the north
Ellesmere, situated 1,000 miles above the Arctic Circle, is the northernmost land in north America. The nearest tree grows 1,200 miles to the south …Jim Brandenburg

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The 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom home, valued at $423,439, sits in a residential neighborhood near Aventura in the northernmost part of Miami-Dade. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025 Because the river freezes over the winter in its northernmost parts, barge traffic on the river always halts at some point until springtime. Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 26 Nov. 2025 Highland Park is located in the town of Kirkwall in Orkney, the northernmost part of Scotland that is at the same latitude as the very southern tip of Greenland, for point of reference. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2025 Garber pushed back at the notion the move will only affect the league’s northernmost teams, noting that playing through the heat of summer is just as difficult for teams in the south. Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for northernmost

Word History

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of northernmost was in 1577

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“Northernmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northernmost. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.

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