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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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Rain was relatively steady, allowing agriculture to be far less reliant on irrigation, especially in central and northern Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Rescuers are continuing their search for 18 passengers of a ferry which capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

Many wealthy southern Europeans are getting ahead of the changes by moving to cooler locations such as the higher-altitude landscapes in northern Spain.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Deadly blazes swept through large swathes of northern Algeria last week, causing widespread destruction, injuring dozens and displacing thousands of people.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

As a child on farms in northern Minnesota, I had worked with workhorse teams—mowing and raking hay, cleaning barns with crude sleds and manure forks—and in the summer we would sometimes ride these workhorses.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen




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