Hypertext Webster Gateway: "northern"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

northern
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}]
3: coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north
wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are
northerly" [syn: {northerly}]
4: situated in or coming from regions of the north; "the
northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors" [ant: {southern}]
n : a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish
Lallans [syn: {Northern}]


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