northern

  • (a) in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
    • Northern liberals
    • northern industry
    • northern cities
  • (s) situated in or oriented toward the north
    • the northern suburbs
    • going in a northerly direction
    northerly,
  • (s) coming from the north; used especially of wind
    • the north wind doth blow
    • a northern snowstorm
    • the winds are northerly
    northerly,
  • (a) situated in or coming from regions of the north
    • the northern hemisphere
    • northern autumn colors

Nouns

  • (n) a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans

Synonyms

northerly

Antonyms

southern

Words of close approximity

norther
Northern Alliance Northern Baptist Northern Baptist Convention northern barramundi Northern bedstraw northern beech fern northern bobwhite northern bog lemming northern casque-headed frog northern cricket frog Northern Cross Northern dewberry northern dune tansy Northerner northern Europe northern flying squirrel northern harrier northern hemisphere northern holly fern Northern Ireland northern Jacob's ladder northern lights Northern lobster northern mammoth Northern Mariana Islands Northern Marianas northernmost northernness northern oak fern northern oriole northern parula northern phalarope northern pike northern pin oak northern pitch pine northern pocket gopher northern porgy northern red oak Northern Rhodesia northern scup northern sea robin northern shrike northern snakehead Northern snow bedstraw Northern Spy northern storm petrel Northern Territory northern white cedar northern whiting northern woodsia