NORTHERN


Meaning of NORTHERN in English

adj.1 of or in the north; inhabiting the north.

2 lying or directed towards the north.

Phrases and idioms:

Northern hemisphere the half of the earth north of the equator. northern lights the aurora borealis. Northern States the States in the north of the US.

Derivatives:

northernmost adj.

Etymology: OE northerne (as NORTH, -ERN)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.