north·ern
ˈnȯr-t͟hərn 
ˈnȯr-t͟hən
1
capitalized
a
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated North
b
: of, relating to, or constituting the northern dialect
2
a
: lying toward the north
b
: coming from the north
a northern storm
1
Examples of northern in a Sentence
Adjective
the northern part of the state
Recent Examples on the Web
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
The last major power outage in the state due to severe weather was on Jan. 13, 2021, after high winds toppled trees in northern Idaho, leaving individuals in the Coeur d’Alene and Spokane, Washington, regions without power for multiple days.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Apr. 2024
Micron plans to invest about $100 billion to build out a manufacturing campus in Syracuse's northern suburbs.
—Susan Davis, NPR, 25 Apr. 2024
Established spotted lanternfly populations have been found in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and northern Virginia.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2024
This average decreases to 0.7 days per year for the Madison area, 0.6 days per year for the Milwaukee area, 0.4 days per year for the Green Bay area, and 0.2 days per year for northern Wisconsin.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
It’s located in the northern suburb of Saint-Denis, and will rightfully transform into the Olympic Stadium this simmer.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2024
The saga of expanding mass transit in the Charlotte region, including northern Mecklenburg County, has roots in the late 1990s.
Mecklenburg County voters in 1998 approved a half-cent sales tax to finance public transportation systems.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
In the Presidio, a park at the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula, 75 clones of near-extinct redwoods are growing.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 25 Mar. 2021
Most puffers have very tiny mouths, and northerns are no exception.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 23 Aug. 2023
Walleyes or northerns were the target for the Governor's Fishing Opener The water temperature was 48 degrees and the walleyes, Wisconsin's favorite game fish, would likely be at the tail end of their spawning period or just after it.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2023
Carey thought trolling would be the best way to cover water and find some active fish, likely walleyes or northerns.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2023
One northern was chunky and offered a good fight, and the walleyes would contribute to a feast Mike planned that evening for visiting cousins, who before dinner would splash into Cross Lake to cool off and afterward would watch the sun set below the distant pines.
—Star Tribune, 22 July 2021
Resources The highest rates of botulism in the United States occur in our northern-most state Alaska, and is attributed to changing methods of fermenting meat and the loss of indigenous culinary knowledge among Native Alaskans.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2013
Bartz, who has fished for many decades in the best waters of Wisconsin and Ontario, caught the biggest walleye and northern of his life on Seseganaga.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2022
My turn was next, with a 21-inch northern on the same type of lure.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2022
Adjective
The only official clothing-optional beach in South Florida is the northern stretch of Haulover, between Bal Harbour and Sunny Isles Beach in Northeast Miami-Dade.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
The last major power outage in the state due to severe weather was on Jan. 13, 2021, after high winds toppled trees in northern Idaho, leaving individuals in the Coeur d’Alene and Spokane, Washington, regions without power for multiple days.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Apr. 2024
Micron plans to invest about $100 billion to build out a manufacturing campus in Syracuse's northern suburbs.
—Susan Davis, NPR, 25 Apr. 2024
Established spotted lanternfly populations have been found in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and northern Virginia.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2024
This average decreases to 0.7 days per year for the Madison area, 0.6 days per year for the Milwaukee area, 0.4 days per year for the Green Bay area, and 0.2 days per year for northern Wisconsin.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
It’s located in the northern suburb of Saint-Denis, and will rightfully transform into the Olympic Stadium this simmer.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2024
The saga of expanding mass transit in the Charlotte region, including northern Mecklenburg County, has roots in the late 1990s.
Mecklenburg County voters in 1998 approved a half-cent sales tax to finance public transportation systems.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
In the Presidio, a park at the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula, 75 clones of near-extinct redwoods are growing.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Noun
For northern pike, the DNR hopes to foster large sizes by disallowing anyone from keeping a northern that exceeds 30 inches.
—Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 25 Mar. 2021
Most puffers have very tiny mouths, and northerns are no exception.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 23 Aug. 2023
Walleyes or northerns were the target for the Governor's Fishing Opener The water temperature was 48 degrees and the walleyes, Wisconsin's favorite game fish, would likely be at the tail end of their spawning period or just after it.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2023
Carey thought trolling would be the best way to cover water and find some active fish, likely walleyes or northerns.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2023
One northern was chunky and offered a good fight, and the walleyes would contribute to a feast Mike planned that evening for visiting cousins, who before dinner would splash into Cross Lake to cool off and afterward would watch the sun set below the distant pines.
—Star Tribune, 22 July 2021
Resources The highest rates of botulism in the United States occur in our northern-most state Alaska, and is attributed to changing methods of fermenting meat and the loss of indigenous culinary knowledge among Native Alaskans.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2013
Bartz, who has fished for many decades in the best waters of Wisconsin and Ontario, caught the biggest walleye and northern of his life on Seseganaga.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2022
My turn was next, with a 21-inch northern on the same type of lure.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2022
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“Northern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northern. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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