Dictionary Check: northern
"northern" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
adjective
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
Example:
"Northern liberals"
adjective
oriented toward the north
Example:
"the northern suburbs"
adjective
coming from the north; used especially of wind
Example:
"a northern snowstorm"
adjective
situated in regions of the north
Example:
"the Northern Hemisphere"
noun
a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
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