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north·ern I. \R ˈnȯrthərn sometimes -thən, -R ˈnȯ(ə)thən\ adjective Etymology: Middle English northerne, from Old English; akin to Old High German nordrōni northern, Old Norse norrœnn Norwegian; derivative from the root of English north (I) 1. often capitalized a. : of, relating to, originating or dwelling in, or characteristic of a region (as of the United States or England) conventionally designated North < northern factories > < the northern autumn > b. : of, relating to, or typical of northern dialect 2. a. : lying toward the north < the northern lakes > < northern suburbs > b. : coming from the north < a northern snowstorm > 3. of a sign of the zodiac : situated north of the equator II. noun (-s) 1. usually capitalized : an inhabitant of the North : northerner 2. or northern dialect usually capitalized N : the dialect of English spoken in the part of the United States that lies north of a line running northwest from central New Jersey across the northern tier of counties in Pennsylvania and through northern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois 3. : pike IV 1a |