Synonyms:
northern
Meaning: in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities"
Synonyms:
northerly, northern
Meaning: situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction"
Synonyms:
northerly, northern
Meaning: coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly"
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
Northern
Meaning: a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
Usage examples
Yet the Northern advance was slow.
This is the northern boundary of Judea.
At Cuelap, in Northern Peru, remarkable ruins were found.
"The Northern fire has sunk at many points, and there! and there!
If the northern soldiers would only come quickly and set the slaves free!
Night in June on the northern prairie is but the shadowy twilight between two long days.
News, where a Northern force could not have obtained a word, was poured out for the South.
A vainglory is it, and like a northern light, comes but to fade and leave the sky more dark.
The firing, so far as he could determine, was merely to feel out or annoy the Northern army.
The city is no longer a safe place for northern people. The conflict may begin at any moment."