northern Syllabification: (north·ern)Pronunciation: /ˈnôrT͟Hərn/Translate northern | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of northern adjective 1 [attributive] situated in the north, or directed toward or facing the north:the northern slopes northern Europe (of a wind) blowing from the north. 2living in or originating from the north:northern breeds of cattle of, relating to, or characteristic of the north or its inhabitants:an unmistakable northern accentDerivatives northernmostPronunciation: /-ˌmōst/ adjective Origin: Old English northerne (see north, -ern)northern in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of northern in the British & World English dictionary
