northern
adjective
1. in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
- Northern liberals
- northern industry
- northern cities
Similar word(s): blue, federal, union, yankee
2. situated in or oriented toward the north
- the northern suburbs
- going in a northerly direction
Similar word(s): north, northerly
3. coming from the north; used especially of wind
- the north wind doth blow
- a northern snowstorm
- the winds are northerly
Similar word(s): north, northerly
4. situated in or coming from regions of the north
- the northern hemisphere
- northern autumn colors
Similar word(s): boreal, circumboreal, septrional
Sentences with northern as an adjective:
- Les Dawson was a famous Northern comedian.
noun
1. a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
Definition categories: communication