northern

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English

Etymology

Middle English northerne, from Old English norþ (cognate with Old High German nordrōni).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈnɔːðən/, /ˈnɔːðn̩/
• (US) IPA: /ˈnɔɹðɚn/

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Adjective

northern (comparative more northern, superlative most northern)

1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north.
2. (of a wind) Blowing from the north; northerly.
3. (UK) Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised).

   Les Dawson was a famous Northern comedian.

Synonyms

• boreal
• septentrional

Antonyms

• southern
• austral
• meridional

Translations

facing, situated in or related to the north

• Albanian: verior (sq)
• Arabic: شمالي (ar) (šamāliyy)
• Armenian: հյուսիսային (hy) (hyusisayin)
• Czech: severní (cs)
• Dutch: noordelijk (nl)
• Esperanto: norda (eo)
• Finnish: pohjois- (fi)
• French: septentrional (fr) m, septentrionale (fr) f
• Italian: settentrionale (it), nordico (it)

• Kurdish:

  Sorani: باکوری (ku) (bakuri)

• Polish: północny (pl) m
• Romanian: nordic (ro) m and n
• Scots: norlin
• Scottish Gaelic: a tuath (gd), tuath (gd)
• Spanish: septentrional (es), norteño (es)
• Volapük: nolüdik (vo)

of wind

• Finnish: pohjoinen (fi), pohjois- (fi)
• French: bise (fr) f
• Polish: północny (pl) m

• Romanian: nordic (ro) m and n
• Scottish Gaelic: a tuath (gd)

characteristic of North of England

• Finnish: pohjoisenglantilainen (fi)

See also

• eastern
• western
• oriental
• occidental