northernmost en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈnɔɹ.ðɚnˌmoʊst/ (US)
- /ˈnɔː.ðənˌməʊst/ (UK)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English northern Proto-Germanic *-umô Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-Germanic *-umistaz Old English -mest Middle English -mest ▲ Middle English [Term?]influ. Middle English -most English -most English northernmost From northern + -most.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Farthest north.
Thailand’s northernmost province is the best place to see the famed (and infamous) Golden Triangle.
2017 July 30, Greg Jorgenson, “Thailand’s 77 provinces: 77 great places to go”, in CNN, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2017:Alaska is the northernmost American state.
For those coming by rail from London and the South East, the only direct service each day (LNER's 'Highland Chieftain') takes approximately eight hours to reach the UK's northernmost city [Inverness].
2021 October 20, Paul Stephen, “Leisure and pleasure on the Far North Line”, in RAIL, number 942, page 47:
Relateds
easternmost · southernmost · westernmost
Synonyms
Translations (16)
sk najsevernejší (farthest north) · el βορειότερος (farthest north) · nb nordligste (farthest north) · nl noordelijkst (farthest north) · de nördlichster (farthest north) · ka ყველაზე ჩრდილოეთით (farthest north) · nn nordlegaste (farthest north) · it più a nord (farthest north) · hu legészakibb (farthest north) · ru са́мый се́верный (farthest north) · da nordligste (farthest north) · ru наисевернейший (farthest north) · sv nordligaste (farthest north) · cs nejsevernější (farthest north) · ka ყველაზე ჩრდილო (farthest north) · bg най-северен (farthest north)