Dictionary Check: northern

"northern" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 12 points

Definition

adjective

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

Example: "Northern liberals"
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adjective

oriented toward the north

Example: "the northern suburbs"
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adjective

coming from the north; used especially of wind

Example: "a northern snowstorm"
Synonyms:
adjective

situated in regions of the north

Example: "the Northern Hemisphere"
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noun

a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans

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