northern
/noʊrðən/
adjectivenoun
8 letters2 syllables11 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
ADJECTIVE
1
Situated in or oriented toward the north.
“the northern suburbs”
2
Coming from the north; used especially of wind.
“a northern snowstorm”
3
In or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line.
“northern industry”
“northern cities”
4
NOUNSituated in or coming from regions of the north.
“the northern hemisphere”
“northern autumn colors”
1
A dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans.
WORD FORMS
Related formnorthernness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinorthernnay
Starts & ends withN … N
Syllablesnorth · ern
SYNONYMS & RELATED12
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