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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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J. André Lavoie moved to northern Italy five years ago, and bought a hotel in Pontebba, which he has been renovating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

A few hours after AFP journalists left Shlomi, sirens rang out in neighbouring Hanita and several areas across northern Israel.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

A British soldier who was killed in a training exercise in northern Iraq has been remembered as "a lover of the outdoors" and "a devoted family-man".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Nearly half a century ago, a small earthquake beneath northern Utah left seismologists puzzled.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

“No. No, it’s real. That’s where they came from. The Dvukh. Lukomorye is an island in the northern ocean, shrouded in mists and ice, and finding it is nigh impossible.”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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