northern
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,573 of 81,628 words measured. It occurs 24,818 times across 191,625 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line Northern liberalsnorthern industry
- situated in or oriented toward the north also: northerly the northern suburbsgoing in a northerly direction
- coming from the north; used especially of wind also: northerly the north wind doth blowa northern snowstorm
- situated in or coming from regions of the north the northern hemispherenorthern autumn colors
noun
- a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
northern in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Howling through the leafless trees, Winter calls his northern breeze.
The Keepsake · Anonymous · Chapter 1
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Ten minutes later he stood before the northern entrance of the Greenwood Keep.
The Doomsman · Van Tassel Sutphen · Chapter 1
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The snow cap, gleaming at the northern horizon, lay one hundred miles away and looked but an easy one-day march.
An Apache Princess · Charles King · Chapter 1
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Throughout many thousands of square miles of the great northern wilderness this older man was known as Father Roland, the Missioner.
The Courage of Marge O'Doone · James Oliver Curwood · Chapter 1
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At home we see the Aurora on clear frosty nights only, as a bow of white scintillating lights above the northern horizon.
In Touch with Nature · Gordon Stables · Chapter 1