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northern

How to use northern in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for northern.

Editorial note

Mostly, they seemed to predisposed to think that the strangers in rural Georgia and northern Florida would shoe us away from their properties.

Examples3
Definitions5
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of northern gathered in one view.

noun

a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans

adjective

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities"

adjective

situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for northern.

noun

a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans

adjective

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities"

adjective

situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction"

adjective

coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly"

adjective

situated in or coming from regions of the north; "the northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors"

Example sentences

1

Mostly, they seemed to predisposed to think that the strangers in rural Georgia and northern Florida would shoe us away from their properties.

2

I have used CL rideshare perhaps 40 times for travel between northern & southern California in the past few years, and I personally am glad to see Ridejoy and other attempts at commercializing it fail.

3

Their language and culture reflected this reality as well, such as in France and the case of the Langues d'oïl and the Langues d'oc.[2] The languages spoken in southern France were closer to what we now call Spanish or Italian dialects than northern dialects.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use northern in a sentence?

Mostly, they seemed to predisposed to think that the strangers in rural Georgia and northern Florida would shoe us away from their properties.

What does northern mean?

a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans

What part of speech is northern?

northern is commonly used as noun, adjective.