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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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Heat waves, droughts and wildfires are making northern regions of Spain, France and Italy increasingly attractive to buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Bounchan Manochit, a shop owner in northern Luang Prabang province, said that with no lights, wild animals may enter residents' homes at night.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

Internal migration data is patchy, but the most recent data from Spain in 2024 showed northern provinces were growing as Spaniards migrated there from other parts of the country.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Temperatures may drop slightly in the northern half of the country but rise a little further south.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

In early 1998, Socios en Salud was treating more than a hundred people with MDR in the northern slums of Lima.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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