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northern

Definition

  • noun: the dialect of English spoken in the part of the United States 'north' of a line running 'northwest' through central New Jersey, below the northern tier of counties in Pennsylvania, through northern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, across central Iowa, and through the northwest corner of South Dakota
  • adjective: located in or toward the north
  • adjective: of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated North
  • synonyms: north, northerly, septentrional

Examples

  • the 'northern' part of the state

  • a 'northern' species

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) We go through the desert, then we can connect with the Resistance there. -I'm heading north. KYLE: No, no, no. No you are not. The machines control the whole northern sector, up to San Francisco. -That's Skynet Central. -I have to find someone. There's a lot you don't understand about Skynet, okay? (..)
    2009 Terminator Salvation