Synonyms for northern
ˈnɔr ðərnnorth·ern

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1. northernadjective

   Synonyms:
   boreal, septentrional

   Antonyms:
   southern, meridional, austral

2. northernadjective

   Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north.

   Synonyms:
   septentrional, boreal

   Antonyms:
   southern, austral, meridional

3. northernadjective

   Blowing from the north; northerly.

   Synonyms:
   boreal, septentrional

   Antonyms:
   southern, austral, meridional

4. northernadjective

   Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised).

   Les Dawson was a famous Northern comedian.

   Synonyms:
   septentrional, boreal

   Antonyms:
   austral, meridional, southern

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1. Northernadjective

   a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans

   Antonyms:
   gray, Confederate, south, grey, meridional, southern, austral, south-central

2. northernadjective

   in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

   "Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities"

   Synonyms:
   northerly

   Antonyms:
   gray, meridional, grey, south, Confederate, southern, south-central, austral

3. northerly, northernadjective

   situated in or oriented toward the north

   "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction"

   Synonyms:
   northerly

   Antonyms:
   south, meridional, south-central, southern, Confederate, austral, gray, grey

4. northerly, northernadjective

   coming from the north; used especially of wind

   "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly"

   Synonyms:
   northerly

   Antonyms:
   south, south-central, meridional, southern, Confederate, austral, gray, grey

5. northernadjective

   situated in or coming from regions of the north

   "the northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors"

   Synonyms:
   northerly

   Antonyms:
   gray, meridional, austral, south, grey, southern, Confederate, south-central

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1. northernadjective

   Synonyms:
   north, northerly, boreal, arctic

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1. northernadjective

   Synonyms:
   boreal, north, arctic, northerly, septentrion

2. northernadjective

   Synonyms:
   hyperborean

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1. List of paraphrases for "northern":

   north, nordic, nord, northerly, norte, north-, norden, northerners, boreal, norse, n., ireland

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1. Tim Steffen:

   What has contributed to the current drought, especially here in Northern Arizona, is two of the driest monsoons on record in 2019 and 2020. That created a problem.

2. Tom Strother:

   When I put my post up on Facebook yes I was a excited Dad. And also I wanted to make people aware that there is elk in northern Missouri. Donald White said his daughter has faced social media bullying since the incident. (Donald White) There’s no hunting season for elk in Missouri. The state’s conservation department reintroduced the animal at Peck Ranch Conservation Area in 2011 and is currently growing a herd. However, the elk Wilson shot was about 200 miles away from the herd, Springfield News-Leader reported. There are no reports of elk in this area. It was kind of a surprise to us. There was no evidence of any ear tags or collars on this one.

3. Jim Salge:

   If people give themselves a nice window in early October in the northern part of New England or mid - to late October in the southern part of New England, they ’ll be perfectly fine — this year or any year.

4. Wim Thiery:

   We do clearly see a shift where regions in the Mediterranean which are currently suitable for viticulture will no longer be suitable in the future, or less and less suitable, instead, regions in northern Europe such as Belgium will become suitable in the future for vineyards and for wine growing.

5. The RCMP:

   I know that todays news is not what the families of the victims and the communities of northern Manitoba wanted to hear. But when searching for people in vast, remote and rugged locations, it is always a possibility that they are not immediately located.