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. Jane Ellison:

   Ministers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will need to confirm whether they consent to the regulations applying to those parts of the UK.

2. The US:

   Turkey was going to do this current engagement even if American troops were in the region, making it very likely there would've been a conflict between two NATO allies in northern Syria ? That's not believable !

3. Harbormaster Anna Neumann:

   > MENDOCINO, Calif., Jan 5( Reuters) - Harbormaster Anna Neumann dashed from vessel to vessel, business to business at the port Harbormaster Anna Neumann manages near the mouth of northern Californias Noyo River, ensuring all was secure as storms bringing waves as high as a three-story building pummeled the state.You prep as much as you can, and then you just wait for whatever unknown issue that you did n’t prep for to happen, and then you respond.

4. Abu Younis:

   Israel is seeking, through these attempts, to separate the villages in the Hebron Mountains from the northern Negev in the occupied lands, and break families' ties.

5. Republican Gov. Paul LePage:

   Everybody looks at the negative effects of global warming, but with the ice melting, the Northern Passage has opened up.