northern.
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.
Meaning & usage
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.
Blowing from the north; northerly.
Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised)
Les Dawson was a famous northern comedian.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English northerne, from Old English norþerne, from Proto-West Germanic *norþrōnī, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz. Cognate with Old High German nordrōni and Old Norse norrœnn. Morphologically north + -ern.
An inhabitant of the northern regions; a northerner.
The northern pike.
A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the north of North America, primarily in western Canada but also in Alaska, often with a Mountie as the protagonist.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English northerne, from Old English norþerne, from Proto-West Germanic *norþrōnī, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz. Cognate with Old High German nordrōni and Old Norse norrœnn. Morphologically north + -ern.
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