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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans;


ADJECTIVE (4)

1. in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line;
- Example: "Northern liberals"
- Example: "northern industry"
- Example: "northern cities"

2. situated in or oriented toward the north;
- Example: "the northern suburbs"
- Example: "going in a northerly direction"
[syn: northerly, northern]

3. coming from the north; used especially of wind;
- Example: "the north wind doth blow"
- Example: "a northern snowstorm"
- Example: "the winds are northerly"
[syn: northerly, northern]

4. situated in or coming from regions of the north;
- Example: "the northern hemisphere"
- Example: "northern autumn colors"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern
      course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind.
      [1913 Webster]

   Northern diver. (Zool.) See Loon.

   Northern lights. See Aurora borealis, under Aurora.

   Northern spy (Bot.), an excellent American apple, of a
      yellowish color, marked with red.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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,
       northern]
    3: coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north
       wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are
       northerly" [syn: northerly, northern]
    4: situated in or coming from regions of the north; "the
       northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors" [ant:
       southern]
    n 1: a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish
         Lallans


Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

40 Moby Thesaurus words for "northern":
   antarctic, arctic, austral, boreal, east, eastbound, easterly,
   eastermost, eastern, easternmost, hyperborean, meridional, north,
   northbound, northeast, northeasterly, northeastern, northerly,
   northernmost, northwest, northwesterly, northwestern, occidental,
   oriental, south, southbound, southeast, southeasterly,
   southeastern, southerly, southern, southernmost, southwest,
   southwesterly, southwestern, west, westbound, westerly, western,
   westernmost