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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
northest en · ADJ
Meanings
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(form-of, superlative, uncommon) superlative form of north: most north
Do not pay any attention to whatever smartass friend you have who answers that Alaska is the northest of all the 50; of course it is—Alaska is so far north […]
1972 July, MotorBoating, page 30:Guatemala is the northest of the five small Republics of Central America, a narrow isthmus between North and South Americas. Its latitude is about North 15 degrees […]
1964, Individual Studies by Participants to the International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, volumes 1-2, page 130:"Northest" of all
There is something about Scandinavia that leads those who live there to stress the "northness" of their position … This gentleman, it will be remembered, claimed to live "norther" than any other man. … he placed chief emphasis on the fact that no man lived norther than he.
1931 April 24, The Princeton Alumni Weekly, volume XXI, number 28, page 700 (of the compiled volume 31)
Synonyms
northmost · northernmost