northern

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line (Freq. 15)
- Northern liberals
- northern industry
- northern cities
• Ant:
southern
• Similar to:
blue, Union, Federal, Yankee
• Attrubites:
Union, North
2. situated in or oriented toward the north (Freq. 6)
- the northern suburbs
- going in a northerly direction
• Syn:
northerly
• Similar to:
north
3. coming from the north;
used especially of wind (Freq. 1)
- the north wind doth blow
- a northern snowstorm
- the winds are northerly
• Syn:
northerly
• Similar to:
north
• Derivationally related forms:
northernness, norther (for: northerly)
4. situated in or coming from regions of the north
- the northern hemisphere
- northern autumn colors
• Ant:
southern
• Similar to:
boreal, circumboreal, north-central, septrional
• Attrubites:
north

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  northerly, Northern