Dictionary

Northern en · ADJ

Meanings

1. (UK) Characteristic of the North of England (the North) (usually capitalised).
   • Les Dawson was a famous Northern comedian.
2. (US) Characteristic of the northern part of the United States (the North) (usually capitalised).
   • She's a Northern girl, so she had to ask what hush puppies and mudbugs are. We were happy to serve her the answer on a platter!

Forms

Northern en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A steam locomotive of the 4-8-4 wheel arrangement.
   • 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:
   • It takes something big, like a Northern, to pull a train of this size.
2. (Canada) A genre of fiction focusing on the untamed northern territory of Canada and sometimes Alaska, particularly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
   • I decided to kick back and lose myself in a good Northern for a while.

Forms

Coordinates

Western

Synonyms

Northern Pacific

wikidata: Q3344204 · wikidata: Q627503

Northern en · PROPN

Meanings

1. A surname.
2. The Northern Line of the London Underground.
3. (US, historical) Any of several former railroads called the Northern Railroad in the 19th century.
   • We don't move any freight on the Northern anymore.

Forms

Coordinates

Northern Pacific