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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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Eight lower level flood alerts have been issued for northern and western areas of Scotland.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

It is close to completing its first production facility on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Several blasts shook northern Tehran, an AFP journalist heard, as the Middle East war neared its sixth week.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Understanding how individual rivers respond to warming is challenging because direct measurements in northern Alaska are limited.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

The northern lights cast a ghostly green color over the white world ahead of them until dark clouds rolled in and it began to snow, making it hard to see.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz