"Northern" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Northern [comparative], most Northern [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} Northern (comparative more Northern, superlative most Northern)
  1. (British) Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised). Tags: British
    Sense id: en-Northern-en-adj-hifhwI-- Categories (other): British English

Proper name

Forms: Northerns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Northerns}} Northern (plural Northerns)
  1. The Northern Line of the London Underground. Categories (place): London
    Sense id: en-Northern-en-name-~-4ylrtN Disambiguation of London: 22 57 4 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 48 3 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 60 2 18
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Northern-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

Noun

Forms: Northerns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Northern (plural Northerns)
  1. (rail transport) a steam locomotive of the 4-8-4 wheel arrangement. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-Northern-en-noun-s2seqiOp Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Northern meaning in English (3.3kB)

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