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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NORTH'ERN, a.
1. Being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west.
2. In a direction towards the north, or a point near it; as, to steer a northern course.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities" [ant: southern]
2: situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction" [syn: northerly, northern]
3: coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly" [syn: northerly, northern]
4: situated in or coming from regions of the north; "the northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors" [ant: southern] n
1: a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans

Merriam Webster's

or Northern Transvaal geographical name — see Limpopo 2

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English northerne, from Old English; akin to Old High German nordr?ni northern, Old English north north Date: before 12th century 1. capitalized a. of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated North b. of, relating to, or constituting the northern dialect 2. a. lying toward the north b. coming from the north <a northern storm> • northernmost adjective II. noun Date: 1950 1. capitalized the dialect of English spoken in the part of the United States 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. pike III,1a

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 of or in the north; inhabiting the north. 2 lying or directed towards the north. Phrases and idioms: Northern hemisphere the half of the earth north of the equator. northern lights the aurora borealis. Northern States the States in the north of the US. Derivatives: northernmost adj. Etymology: OE northerne (as NORTH, -ERN)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Northern 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

also Northern Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Northern means in or from the north of a region, state, or country. Prices at three-star hotels fell furthest in several northern cities. ADJ: ADJ n

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see northern

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. North, northerly, boreal, arctic.

Moby Thesaurus

antarctic, arctic, austral, boreal, east, eastbound, easterly, eastermost, eastern, easternmost, hyperborean, meridional, north, northbound, northeast, northeasterly, northeastern, northerly, northernmost, northwest, northwesterly, northwestern, occidental, oriental, south, southbound, southeast, southeasterly, southeastern, southerly, southern, southernmost, southwest, southwesterly, southwestern, west, westbound, westerly, western, westernmost