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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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As well as playing, Jones made history in April 2024 by becoming the first woman to referee a senior professional men's rugby league match in the northern hemisphere.

From BBC

Opened in 1971, it was the second Magnox power station in Wales after Trawsfynydd came online six years earlier, with seawater an ideal coolant due to its location on Anglesey's northern coast.

From BBC

The two nations created a working group in 2023 to develop northern sea routes.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 80 passengers and 44 crew members are safe and unharmed, and the passengers, who departed from Cairns in northern Australia on 18 December, will be flown back there.

From BBC

The four vessels were "sailing near waters off Taiwan's northern and eastern coasts today", the Taiwanese coastguard said, adding it "immediately deployed large vessels to pre-position responses in relevant areas" and "sent additional support units".

From Barron's