northern
- adjective
- /ˈnɔrðərn/
- In the northern hemisphere, the nights are longer during the winter solstice.
Examples
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The frozen blasts of that northern wind bite into your very marrow.
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The Sudan-based Lord's Resistance Army has destabilized northern Uganda since 1987.
Academic text (2000) -
This would mean more cold air in middle and northern Europe and more heat waves in southern Europe.
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Becky turned the car toward home, and a northern breeze reached them from Canada.
Fiction book (2000) -
Israel has warned that residents in northern Israel, Israel should shelter in place and stay away from any kind of large gatherings.
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Ice begins to intrude into the northern Bering Sea in November.
Academic text (1992) -
Tina Modotti was born in northern Italy in 1896 to a poor family.
Academic text (1996) -
Deforestation in central and northern Honduras has affected water basins and water availability.
Academic text (1993) -
A cold northern wind swept through the town, signaling the arrival of winter.
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During the winter months, many animals migrate south to escape the harsh northern weather.
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Compounds
A group of leaders and fighters in northern Afghanistan who united to fight the Taliban
A region of Europe in the north that includes countries like Norway, Sweden, and Finland
- Specialized
A large freshwater fish with a long body that eats other fish in lakes and rivers
- Specialized
A group of five bright stars shaped like a cross in the constellation Cygnus
A self-governing group of islands in the western Pacific that belong to the United States
The official name of the country in northwest Europe made of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Australian
A large freshwater fish from northern Australian rivers with reddish crescent spots on its scales
A land frog that digs and lives underground at night with a hard head
A small frog that jumps, lives near ponds, and makes a high, sharp call in eastern and central United States
A plant that lives for many years with feathery leaves and small yellow flowers in sand dunes
A fern with delicate leaves that grows in moist woodlands of North America and Eurasia
A small animal like a mouse that lives in wet mountain meadows in Canada and Alaska
A person who belongs to the American Baptist Churches, a Baptist church group from the northern United States
A group of Baptist churches in the northern United States founded in 1907 and later renamed American Baptist Churches USA
A North American plant that lives for many years with small white flowers often grown in gardens
A North American songbird with a crest and thick bill, male bright red and female brown with red highlights
A large North American squirrel that glides between trees using a skin flap
A group of islands in the western Pacific that govern themselves, excluding Guam
A yellow-green fern with delicate spreading leaves that grows in cool rocky places
A small blue-gray songbird with a yellow throat and chest in eastern North America
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A small wading bird that breeds in the Arctic and often forms large flocks at sea
An evergreen fern with shiny leaves like holly grown as a decorative plant
A plant with upright stems and white flowers that lives many years in cold northern places
A small to medium oak tree from east-central North America with leaves that have many sharp points
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Freshwater fish from East Asia that breathes air and can live out of water, and is harmful in North America
A small black bird with white marks that lives in northern seas like the Atlantic and Mediterranean
A North American plant that grows each year with small white flowers and spreads across the ground
A large pine tree from eastern North America with three needles in each cluster and thick, rough bark
A small burrowing animal like a mouse that has fur-lined cheek pouches and makes dirt mounds
- Specialized
A large sea fish with big front fins that stirs sand to find food
- Specialized
A small northern bird that catches insects and small animals and sticks them on thorns
- Specialized
A small evergreen tree in eastern North America with tiny flat leaves often used for hedges
- Specialized
A small saltwater fish with white flaky meat found off the US east coast
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A thin fern from northern North America with chestnut stalks and divided leaves
A state in northern Cyprus that declared independence and is recognized only by Turkey
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Morphology
Etymology
Northern for wind or weather also uses north + -ern, so it literally means 'related to the north'. A northern wind is easy to remember as wind that comes 'from the north', which explains the modern meaning.