Grep of noun northern
capital of northern ireland
northern
northern baptist convention
northern bedstraw
northern beech fern
northern bobwhite
northern bog lemming
northern casque-headed frog
northern cricket frog
northern cross
northern dewberry
northern dune tansy
northern europe
northern flying squirrel
northern harrier
northern hemisphere
northern holly fern
northern ireland
northern jacob's ladder
northern lights
northern lobster
northern mammoth
northern oak fern
northern oriole
northern parula
northern phalarope
northern pike
northern pin oak
northern pitch pine
northern pocket gopher
northern porgy
northern red oak
northern scup
northern sea robin
northern shrike
northern snow bedstraw
northern spy
northern storm petrel
northern territory
northern white cedar
northern whiting
northern woodsia
northerner
northernness
united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland
Overview of noun northern
The noun northern has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. Northern -- (a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans)
Overview of adj northern
The adj northern has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (15) northern -- (in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line "Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities")
2. (6) northerly, northern -- (situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction")
3. (1) northerly, northern -- (coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly")
4. northern -- (situated in or coming from regions of the north; "the northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors")
Antonyms of adj northern
4 senses of northern
Sense 1
northern (vs. southern)
southern (vs. northern)
=> Confederate
=> gray, grey
=> rebel
Sense 2
northerly, northern
INDIRECT (VIA north) -> south
Sense 3
northerly, northern
INDIRECT (VIA north) -> south
Sense 4
northern (vs. southern)
southern (vs. northern)
=> austral
=> meridional
=> south-central
Similarity of adj northern
4 senses of northern
Sense 1
northern (vs. southern)
=> blue
=> Union, Federal
=> Yankee
Sense 2
northerly, northern
=> north (vs. south)
Sense 3
northerly, northern
=> north (vs. south)
Sense 4
northern (vs. southern)
=> boreal, circumboreal
=> north-central
=> septrional
Attributes of adj northern
2 of 4 senses of northern
Sense 1
northern (vs. southern)
=> Union, North
=> North
Sense 4
northern (vs. southern)
=> North, northland, septentrion
Familiarity of adj northern
northern used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4)
Grep of adj northern
northern
northernmost
Overview of noun northern
The noun northern has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. Northern -- (a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans)
Overview of adj northern
The adj northern has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (15) northern -- (in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line "Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities")
2. (6) northerly, northern -- (situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction")
3. (1) northerly, northern -- (coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly")
4. northern -- (situated in or coming from regions of the north; "the northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors")
northern definition
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