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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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An additional 113 climbers also summited via the northern route in Tibet on 22 May 2019, but China has closed this route to foreign climbers this season.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The researchers also suggest that northern communities, which often face high fuel transportation costs, could benefit from nearby hydrogen resources.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Best friends Kush Burman and Jo Diop have certainly won the hearts of many viewers, eager to see them complete their journey to northern Mongolia.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Six hundred years ago, on a muddy field near Agincourt in northern France, King Henry V’s outnumbered, half-starved English army faced the flower of French chivalry.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

If the northern forest was dangerous, the southern one was even more so.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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