northern
An inhabitant of the northern regionsAn inhabitant of the northern regions; a northerner.
» Have you ever seen the northern lights?
Meaning
3 sensesAn inhabitant of the northern regions; a northerner.
The northern pike.
A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the north of North America, primarily in western Canada but also in Alaska, often with a Mountie as the protagonist.
- a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
Examples
315 sentencesHave you ever seen the northern lights?
More people live in the northern part of the city.
deIm Nordteil der Stadt wohnen mehr Menschen.
Our office is on the northern side of the building.
ruНаш офис находится на северной стороне здания.
My house is in the northern part of the city.
ruМой дом расположен в северной части города.
Hokkaido is in the northern part of Japan.
deHokkaidō liegt im Norden Japans.
Origin
From Middle English northerne, from Old English norþerne, from Proto-West Germanic *norþrōFrom Middle English northerne, from Old English norþerne, from Proto-West Germanic *norþrōnī, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz. Cognate with Old High German nordrōni and Old Norse norrœnn.
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