NORTHERN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
   Hypernyms(s) Northern is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • Middle English (what does Middle English mean?)

NORTHERN as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • coming from the north
   • used especially of wind
   Synonym(s)
   • northerly (what does northerly mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the north wind doth blow
   • a northern snowstorm
   • the winds are northerly
   Similar To
   • north (what does north mean?)
2. Meaning
   • situated in or oriented toward the north
   Synonym(s)
   • northerly (what does northerly mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the northern suburbs
   • going in a northerly direction
   Similar To
   • north (what does north mean?)
3. Meaning
   • situated in or coming from regions of the north
   Usage Example(s)
   • the northern hemisphere
   • northern autumn colors
   Antonym(s)
   • southern (what does southern mean?)
   Similar To
   • boreal (what does boreal mean?)
   • circumboreal (what does circumboreal mean?)
   • north-central (what does north-central mean?)
   • septrional (what does septrional mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • North (what does North mean?)
   • northland (what does northland mean?)
   • septentrion (what does septentrion mean?)
4. Meaning
   • in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
   Usage Example(s)
   • Northern liberals
   • northern industry
   • northern cities
   Antonym(s)
   • southern (what does southern mean?)
   Similar To
   • blue (what does blue mean?)
   • Union (what does Union mean?)
   • Federal (what does Federal mean?)
   • Yankee (what does Yankee mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • Union (what does Union mean?)
   • North (what does North mean?)
   • North (what does North mean?)