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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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Example Sentences

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Although the research directly benefits Grand Canyon National Park, its significance extends well beyond northern Arizona.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

It was a particularly rapid movement up the Iron Pipeline, the name for the trafficking channel from southern states with lax gun laws to northern states with stricter ones.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

De la Espriella comes from cattle country in northern Cordoba province, growing up in an affluent family in the city of Montería about an hour’s drive from the country’s northwest Caribbean coast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

All news programmes will be presented from Glasgow and viewers in both central and northern Scotland would see the same stories most of the time.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Pong turned to follow Father Cham’s gaze and saw a pulsing orange glow hovering on the northern horizon.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat




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