Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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northern | No | Yes | No | No |
north | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
northern (noun) | north (noun) |
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a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city | |
the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees | |
the direction in which a compass needle points | |
the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point |
northern (adjective) | north (adjective) |
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situated in regions of the north | situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north |
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line | |
coming from the north; used especially of wind | |
oriented toward the north |
northern (adverb) | north (adverb) |
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in a northern direction |