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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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The nonprofit health insurer provides Medi-Cal for 24 northern counties, including Colusa and Modoc.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Around the end of the 1930s, Randy Bierlein’s grandfather first started selling Chrysler vehicles out of his family’s dealership in northern Michigan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

For instance, states along the West Coast are seeing higher annual temperature extremes, while many northern states are experiencing warmer minimum temperatures.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

France has banned a major gathering of Muslims in the northern Paris suburbs, saying it could be a terrorist target.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

For decades, the northern and southern regions of the United States bitterly argued over slavery.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow