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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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In northern Spain, house prices in some provinces are rising much faster than in Madrid and Barcelona.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Bounchan Manochit, a shop owner in northern Luang Prabang province, said that with no lights, wild animals may enter residents' homes at night.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

Temperatures may drop slightly in the northern half of the country but rise a little further south.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Not everyone shares her exhilaration at spotting a cranberry blue and a northern blue in a Danish wetland.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

“Of course, the precise origin of burritos isn’t known. According to Wikipedia, some speculate that they might have originated in the eighteen hundreds among the vaqueros, the cowboys of northern Mexico.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




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