northern en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- nôr′thərn (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈnoː.ðən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- [ˈnɔːðn̩] (UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˈnɔɹ.ðɚn/ (Canada, General-American)
- [ˈnoːðn̩] (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈnɔː.ðən/ (UK)
- /ˈnɒ.ðə(ɹ)n/ (nonstandard)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.
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:
- (of a wind) Blowing from the north; northerly.
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(UK) Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised)
Les Dawson was a famous northern comedian.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more northern | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| northernmost | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| most northern | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
austral · meridional · southern
Deriveds
Northernness · Northern England · northern spell · Northern Jê · northern hawk owl · northern eyelash boa · Northern Beaches · northern storm petrel · Northern Hemisphere · Northern Irish · northern white pine · northern dawn · Northern Cape · northern lion · northern solstice · northern viscacha · Northern Vietnam · Northern Macedonia · Northern Grampians · Northerner · northern gannet · northern wheatear · northernize · northern hemisphere · northern blot analysis · northern cardinal · northernness · Northern Samar · northern shrike · Northern Rhodesia · great northern bean · Northern Sunrise County · northern wiretail · northern shoveller · northern epilepsy syndrome · northern bilberry · Northern Bruce Peninsula · great northern loon · northern boobook · northern three-toed jerboa · northern pintail · northern dock · northern tigrina · northern right whale dolphin · nonnorthern · Northern Territories · northern fur-seal · Northern Tablelands · Northern Marianas · northern maidenhair · northernism · northern hairy-nosed wombat · northern mockingbird · northernly · northern fulmar · northern jacana · northern tree shrew · northern common cuscus · unnorthern · northern shoveler · northern lights · northern pikeminnow · northern brown bandicoot · great northern diver · northern brushtail possum · northern buffed-cheeked gibbon · northern woodrush · northern red-backed vole · northern black currant · Northern Union football · northern shrimp · northern wild rice · northern rock cress · northern raven · the Northern Crown · northern cricket frog · northern soul · Northern Khmer · northern red oak · northern quoll · Northern Areas · northern water dragon · Northern Midlands · Northern Ireland · northern bottlenose whale · northern blindfish · northern whiting · northern oriole · northern lady fern · northern lapwing · northern greater galago · northernization · Northern Mariana Islands · northern pitcher plant · great northern shrike · northern bog lemming · Northern Province · great northern prawn · Northern Norway · northernest · northern snakehead · northern slimy salamander · northern grasshopper mouse · northern curlew · northern monkey · northern brown argus · northernmost · northern firmoss · Northern Rivers · northern streamers · Northern Lights · northern screamer · Northern Palmyra · northerner · Northern Territory · northern fur seal · northern harrier · northern birch mouse · northern anchovy · northern palm squirrel · northern cavefish · northern scurfy Quaker moth · Northern Tropic · northern wolffish · northern raccoon · northern house martin · northern goshawk · Northern State · Northern Region · Northern Virginia · northern bobwhite · northern flicker
Relateds
eastern · oriental · western · occidental
Synonyms
Translations (116)
eo norda (facing, situated in or related to the north) · fr bise (of wind) · grc βόρειος (of wind) · ka ჩრდილოეთის (facing, situated in or related to the north) · sco norlin (facing, situated in or related to the north) · kmr bakurî (facing, situated in or related to the north) · vo nolüdik (facing, situated in or related to the north) · et põhjamaine (facing, situated in or related to the north) · kk солтүстік (facing, situated in or related to the north) · la boreālis (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ar شَمَالِيّ (facing, situated in or related to the north) · bn উত্তর (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ml വടക്കൻ (facing, situated in or related to the north) · be паўно́чны (facing, situated in or related to the north) · lt šiaurės (facing, situated in or related to the north) · eu iparreko (facing, situated in or related to the north) · sl severen (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ko 북의 (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ja 北方の (facing, situated in or related to the north) · sh се̏ве̄рнӣ (facing, situated in or related to the north) · fr septentrional (facing, situated in or related to the north) · nl noordelijk (facing, situated in or related to the north) · sq verior (facing, situated in or related to the north) · la borēus (facing, situated in or related to the north) · pl północny (of wind) · ca septentrional (facing, situated in or related to the north) · lo ເໜືອ (facing, situated in or related to the north) · az şimali (facing, situated in or related to the north) · el βόρειος (facing, situated in or related to the north) · gd a tuath (of wind) · fr boréal (facing, situated in or related to the north) · hu északi (facing, situated in or related to the north) · lv ziemeļu (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ug شىمالىي (facing, situated in or related to the north) · cmn 北方的 (facing, situated in or related to the north) · nb nordlig (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ja 北の (facing, situated in or related to the north) · th เหนือ (facing, situated in or related to the north) · fi pohjois- (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ko 북쪽의 (facing, situated in or related to the north) · pl północny (facing, situated in or related to the north) · fa شمالی (facing, situated in or related to the north) · uz shimoliy (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ka ჩრდილოეთით (facing, situated in or related to the north) · mk северен (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ckb باکوری (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ka ჩრდილოეთისა (facing, situated in or related to the north) · oc septentrional (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ky түндүк (facing, situated in or related to the north) · co settentriunale (facing, situated in or related to the north) · hy հյուսիսային (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ka ჩრდილოეთიდან (facing, situated in or related to the north) · pt boreal (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ka ჩრდილოეთის ქარი (of wind) · ur شُمالی (facing, situated in or related to the north) · cs severní (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ro nordic (facing, situated in or related to the north) · grc βόρειος (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ro septentrional (facing, situated in or related to the north) · gd tuath (facing, situated in or related to the north) · it nordico (facing, situated in or related to the north) · jv lor (facing, situated in or related to the north) · et põhja- (facing, situated in or related to the north) · da nordlig (facing, situated in or related to the north) · bg се́верен (facing, situated in or related to the north) · pdt nuadna (facing, situated in or related to the north) · it settentrionale (facing, situated in or related to the north) · sk severný (facing, situated in or related to the north) · he צְפוֹנִי (facing, situated in or related to the north) · hi उत्तरी (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ps شمالي (facing, situated in or related to the north) · gd a tuath (facing, situated in or related to the north) · my တောင် (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ka ჩრდილოური (facing, situated in or related to the north) · sh sȅvērnī (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ro boreal (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ro nordic (of wind) · lt šiaurinis (facing, situated in or related to the north) · mnc ᠠᠮᠠᡵᡤᡳ (facing, situated in or related to the north) · sv nordlig (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ml ഉത്തര (facing, situated in or related to the north) · tl kahilagaan (facing, situated in or related to the north) · yi צפֿונדיק (facing, situated in or related to the north) · vi bắc (facing, situated in or related to the north) · es septentrional (facing, situated in or related to the north) · de Nord- (facing, situated in or related to the north) · de nördlich (facing, situated in or related to the north) · gl setentrional (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ga tuaisceartach (facing, situated in or related to the north) · tr kuzey (facing, situated in or related to the north) · sah хоту (facing, situated in or related to the north) · es norteño (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ga thuaidh (facing, situated in or related to the north) · pt norte (of wind) · cy gogleddol (facing, situated in or related to the north) · pt nortenho (facing, situated in or related to the north) · km ខាងជើង (facing, situated in or related to the north) · es boreal (facing, situated in or related to the north) · it boreale (facing, situated in or related to the north) · fi pohjoinen (of wind) · fi pohjois- (of wind) · uk півні́чний (facing, situated in or related to the north) · fi pohjoisenglantilainen (characteristic of North of England) · pt setentrional (facing, situated in or related to the north) · sh сје̏ве̄рнӣ (facing, situated in or related to the north) · hsb sewjerny (facing, situated in or related to the north) · cmn 北的 (facing, situated in or related to the north) · tg шимолӣ (facing, situated in or related to the north) · sh sjȅvērnī (facing, situated in or related to the north) · jv lèr (facing, situated in or related to the north) · az quzey (facing, situated in or related to the north) · txb oṣṣaleṣṣe (facing, situated in or related to the north) · tk demirgazyk (facing, situated in or related to the north) · is norður (facing, situated in or related to the north) · izh pohjain (facing, situated in or related to the north) · ru се́верный (facing, situated in or related to the north)