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Added 9 October 2026

northern

/ˈnɔː.ðən/ adjective

In Latin: boreālis, borēus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about northern at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.
Blowing from the north; northerly.
Characteristic of the North of England
Les Dawson was a famous northern comedian.

noun

An inhabitant of the northern regions; a northerner.
The northern pike.

Origin

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. Morphologically north + -ern.

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