Meaning

3 senses
  1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.

    nördlich, Nord-

    се́верныйsévernyj

    півні́чнийpivníčnyj

    situated in regions of the north

  2. Blowing from the north; northerly.

    oriented toward the north

  3. (UK)Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised)

    Les Dawson was a famous northern comedian.

    in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

Examples

315 sentences
  1. Have you ever seen the northern lights?

  2. More people live in the northern part of the city.

    deIm Nordteil der Stadt wohnen mehr Menschen. — raggione

  3. Our office is on the northern side of the building.

    ruНаш офис находится на северной стороне здания. — sharptoothed

  4. My house is in the northern part of the city.

    ruМой дом расположен в северной части города. — odexed

  5. Hokkaido is in the northern part of Japan.

    deHokkaidō liegt im Norden Japans. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
facing, situated in or related to the north:
Русский
By meaning 1
facing, situated in or related to the north:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
facing, situated in or related to the north:

Origin

From Middle English northerne, from Old English norþerne, from Proto-West Germanic *norþrō

From 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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