northern

adj

1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.

   “Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages.”

   “Sadhana and Sanjeev Prasad, who live in Haridwar, a city in northern Uttarakhand state, filed a petition this month seeking 50 million Indian rupees (about $643,000) in damages from their son, 35, and his wife, 31.”

2. Blowing from the north; northerly.
3. (British)Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised)

   “Les Dawson was a famous northern comedian.”

4. (British)Characteristic of the North of England (the North) (usually capitalised).

   “Les Dawson was a famous Northern comedian.”

5. (US)Characteristic of the northern part of the United States (the North) (usually capitalised).

   “She's a Northern girl, so she had to ask what hush puppies and mudbugs are. We were happy to serve her the answer on a platter!”

noun

1. An inhabitant of the northern regions; a northerner.
2. The northern pike.

   “As is the case with northerns, the female muskie, trailed by her attendant males, may broadcast eggs over several hundred yards.”

3. A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the north of North America, primarily in western Canada but also in Alaska, often with a Mountie as the protagonist.
4. A steam locomotive of the 4-8-4 wheel arrangement.

   “It takes something big, like a Northern, to pull a train of this size.”

   “Along the UP Trail, America's original transcontinental, mention of the 800's will long recall the capable, long-legged Northerns that were built for standard-weight limiteds but often doubled for diesels on the City streamliners.”

5. (Canada)A genre of fiction focusing on the untamed northern territory of Canada and sometimes Alaska, particularly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

   “I decided to kick back and lose myself in a good Northern for a while.”

name

1. A surname.
2. The Northern Line of the London Underground.
3. (US, historical)Any of several former railroads called the Northern Railroad in the 19th century.

   “We don't move any freight on the Northern anymore.”