northern

northern
    adj 1: in or characteristic of a region of the United States
           north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "Northern
           liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities" [ant:
           {southern}]
    2: situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern
       suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction" [syn: {northerly},
       {northern}]
    3: coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north
       wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are
       northerly" [syn: {northerly}, {northern}]
    4: situated in or coming from regions of the north; "the
       northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors" [ant:
       {southern}]
    n 1: a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish
         Lallans
    

Northern \North"ern\, a. [AS. nor[eth]erne.]
   1. Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or
      nearer to that point than to the east or west.
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   2. In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern
      course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind.
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   {Northern diver}. (Zool.) See {Loon}.

   {Northern lights}. See {Aurora borealis}, under {Aurora}.

   {Northern spy} (Bot.), an excellent American apple, of a
      yellowish color, marked with red.
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40 Moby Thesaurus words for "northern":
      antarctic, arctic, austral, boreal, east, eastbound, easterly,
      eastermost, eastern, easternmost, hyperborean, meridional, north,
      northbound, northeast, northeasterly, northeastern, northerly,
      northernmost, northwest, northwesterly, northwestern, occidental,
      oriental, south, southbound, southeast, southeasterly,
      southeastern, southerly, southern, southernmost, southwest,
      southwesterly, southwestern, west, westbound, westerly, western,
      westernmost