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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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Among them are Tehran's Marble Palace, the Teymourtash house and the sprawling Saadabad Palace complex in northern Tehran, a former royal residence set within a vast park and home to several museums.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Cloudiest will be parts of south-east Scotland and northern England, where a weather front will bring a spell of rain for many through the day.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Anthropologists believe the Hadzabe—who number fewer than 1,300 people—have roamed the Yaeda Valley in northern Tanzania for more than 50,000 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

They are native to northern Mexico and California, and they are especially important in California.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

They soared high above the poison tide and disappeared into the northern sky.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown