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northern |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Northern \North"ern\, a. [AS. nor[eth]erne.] 1. Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west. 2. In a direction toward the north; as to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as a northern wind. {Northern diver}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Loon}. {Northern lights}. See {Aurora borealis}, under {Aurora}. {Northern spy} (Bot.), an excellent American apple, of a yellowish color, marked with red. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: northern adj 1: in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line "Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities" [ant: {southern}] 2: situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction" [syn: {northerly}] 3: coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly" [syn: {northerly}] 4: situated in or coming from regions of the north; "the northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors" [ant: {southern}] n : a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans [syn: {Northern}]
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