| northern | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. northern | a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans. |
| ~ middle english | English from about 1100 to 1450. |
| adj. | 2. northern | in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line.; "Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities" |
| ~ blue | used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms).; "a ragged blue line" |
| ~ union, federal | being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War.; "Union soldiers"; "Federal forces"; "a Federal infantryman" |
| ~ yankee | used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier). |
| adj. | 3. northerly, northern | situated in or oriented toward the north.; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction" |
| ~ north | situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north.; "artists like north light"; "the north portico" |
| adj. | 4. northerly, northern | coming from the north; used especially of wind.; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly" |
| ~ north | situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north.; "artists like north light"; "the north portico" |
| adj. | 5. northern | situated in or coming from regions of the north.; "the northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors" |
| ~ circumboreal, boreal | comprising or throughout far northern regions. |
| ~ north-central | being in or of a region of the United States generally including states of the upper Mississippi valley and Great Lakes region lying north of the Ohio River and the southern boundaries of Kansas and Missouri and between the western boundary of Pennsylvania and the eastern boundaries of Montana and Wyoming and Colorado. |
| ~ septrional | of northern regions; from the seven stars (or seven plowing oxen) of Ursa Major. |
| north | | |
| n. (location) | 1. north | the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line. |
| ~ geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | a demarcated area of the Earth. |
| ~ america, the states, u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, u.s. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776. |
| ~ yank, yankee, northerner | an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War). |
| n. (location) | 2. north, union | the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War).; "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale" |
| ~ america, the states, u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, u.s. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776. |
| ~ america, the states, u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, u.s. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776. |
| ~ free state | any state prohibiting slavery prior to the American Civil War. |
| n. (linkdef) | 3. due north, n, north, northward | the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees. |
| ~ cardinal compass point | one of the four main compass points. |
| n. (location) | 4. north | a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city. |
| ~ location | a point or extent in space. |
| n. (linkdef) | 5. north | the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point. |
| ~ direction | the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves.; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind" |
| n. (linkdef) | 6. compass north, magnetic north, north | the direction in which a compass needle points. |
| ~ direction | the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves.; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind" |
| n. (person) | 7. frederick north, north, second earl of guilford | British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792). |
| ~ national leader, solon, statesman | a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs. |
| adj. | 8. north | situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north.; "artists like north light"; "the north portico" |
| ~ northbound, northward | moving toward the north.; "the northbound lane"; "we took the north train"; "the northward flow of traffic" |
| ~ north-central | situated in the northern part of a centrally located area in some geographical region.; "the north-central part of Russia" |
| ~ northerly, northern | coming from the north; used especially of wind.; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly" |
| ~ northerly, northern | situated in or oriented toward the north.; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction" |
| ~ northernmost, northmost | situated farthest north.; "Alaska is our northernmost state" |
| ~ northeast, northeastern, northeasterly | situated in or oriented toward the northeast.; "the northeasterly part of the island" |
| ~ northeasterly, northeast | coming from the northeast.; "northeasterly winds" |
| ~ northeastward | toward the northeast. |
| ~ northwest, northwestern, northwesterly | situated in or oriented toward the northwest. |
| ~ northwesterly, northwest | coming from the northwest.; "northwesterly winds" |
| ~ northwestward | toward the northwest. |
| adv. | 9. north, northerly, northward, northwards | in a northern direction.; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!" |
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