Northern Meaning
/ˈnɔː.ðən/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.
adjBlowing from the north; northerly.
Sentence Examples
More people live in the northern part of the city.
Those animals can be seen in the northern hemisphere.
The northern slopes of the mountains
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ lights, also called aurora borealis, are visible near the Arctic.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The aurora borealis is a stunning light display often seen in the ____ hemisphere.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages."
— 2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2020, page 28:
"Sadhana and Sanjeev Prasad, who live in Haridwar, a city in northern Uttarakhand state, filed a petition this month seeking 50 million Indian rupees (about $643,000) in damages from their son, 35, and his wife, 31."
— 2022 May 17, Esha Mitra and Jessie Yeung, “Indian couple sue only son for not giving them grandchildren”, in CNN:
"As is the case with northerns, the female muskie, trailed by her attendant males, may broadcast eggs over several hundred yards."
— 1993, Barry Reynolds, John Berryman, Pike on the Fly: The Flyfishing Guide to Northerns, Tigers, and Muskies:
"Along the UP Trail, America's original transcontinental, mention of the 800's will long recall the capable, long-legged Northerns that were built for standard-weight limiteds but often doubled for diesels on the City streamliners."
— 1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 106:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ lights, also called aurora borealis, are visible near the Arctic.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The aurora borealis is a stunning light display often seen in the ____ hemisphere.