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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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However, northern Honduras has been the site of ongoing agrarian conflict for years.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Many of the children in illegal children's homes are located in terraced or suburban housing in parts of northern England with cheaper rents.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The discovery provided some of the clearest evidence yet of Mesolithic burials in northern Britain.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Particularly fierce solar storms can knock out satellites and threaten astronauts -- and create dazzling auroras in the skies known as the northern or southern lights.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

At that time, our village was really far away from the school, near the northern border of Kenya.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola




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