northern
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.
Adjective 3 meanings
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.
Blowing from the north; northerly.
Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised)
“Les Dawson was a famous northern comedian.”
Noun 3 meanings
An 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.
Etymology
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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NORTHERN at a glance
NORTHERN has 8 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (N 1 + O 1 + R 1 + T 1 + H 4 + E 1 + R 1 + N 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,447 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with northern
All rhymes- MODERN9
- WESTERN10
- SOUTHERN11
- EASTERN7
- CONCERN11
- PATTERN9
- STERN5
- NORTHWESTERN18
- GOVERN10
- INTERN6
- SOUTHEASTERN15
- NORTHEASTERN15
One letter away
- NORTHERS11
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