northern

adj.

1. Situated in, toward, or facing the north.
2. Coming from the north: northern breezes.
3. Native to or growing in the north.
4. often Northern Of, relating to, or characteristic of northern regions or the North.
5. Being north of the equator.

[Middle English northerne, from Old English.]

northernness north'ern·ness' n.

Demonstrating a geographical predilection.

• n. black bullhead — a frog, called also Ictalurus melas, a paratenic host for the worm Dioctophyma renale.
• n. forest grasstree — xanthorrhoea johnsonii.
• n. fowl mite — see ornithonyssus sylviarum.
• n. red oak — quercus rubra var. borealis.

IN BRIEF: n. - A dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans; Toward the direction that is opposite of south.

While Northern thought is slow and durable. — Robert Browning, Source: Luria. Act. v.

Common misspelling(s) of northern

• nothern
• northen

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nordisk, nordlig, nord-

idioms:

• northern hemisphere    den nordlige halvkugle
• northern lights    nordlys

Nederlands (Dutch)
noordelijk, noorderling, noorderwind

Français (French)
adj. - nord, du nord (un accent), Nord (l'hémisphère), boréal, le nord de

idioms:

• northern hemisphere    hémisphère Nord
• northern lights    aurore boréale

Deutsch (German)
adj. - nördlich

idioms:

• northern hemisphere    nördliche Halbkugel
• northern lights    Nordlicht

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - βόρειος, βορινός

idioms:

• northern hemisphere    βόρειο ημισφαίριο
• northern lights    το βόρειο σέλας

Italiano (Italian)
settentrionale

idioms:

• northern hemisphere    emisfero settentrionale
• northern lights    aurora boreale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - setentrional

idioms:

• northern hemisphere    hemisfério norte
• northern lights    aurora boreal

Русский (Russian)
северный

idioms:

• northern hemisphere    северное полушарие
• northern lights    северное сияние

Español (Spanish)
adj. - septentrional, del norte, norteño

idioms:

• northern hemisphere    hemisferio norte
• northern lights    aurora boreal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - nordlig, norra, nord-, norr-, nordisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
北方的, 自北方来的, 向北的

idioms:

• northern hemisphere    北半球
• northern lights    北极光

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 北方的, 自北方來的, 向北的

idioms:

• northern hemisphere    北半球
• northern lights    北極光

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 북향의, 북부태생의, 북진의

idioms:

• northern Territory    노던 주 (오스트레일리아 중북부 연방 직할지; 수도 Darwin)

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 北の, 北天の, 北部地方の, 北部方言の, 北にある
n. - 北部地方の人, 北部の人, 北風

idioms:

• northern hemisphere    北半球
• northern lights    北極光

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شمالي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮צפוני‬

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northern exposure	Northern Nights Duvet Twin
Northern Designs Tent	Northern De Vanity Lights