"Northern" meaning in English

See Northern in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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 Categories (place): London
    Sense id: en-Northern-en-adj-hifhwI-- Disambiguation of London: 52 38 5 6 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 16 3 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 10 6 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 15 5 21

Proper name

Forms: Northerns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Northerns}} Northern (plural Northerns)
  1. The Northern Line of the London Underground.
    Sense id: en-Northern-en-name-~-4ylrtN
  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

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    },
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 38 5 6",
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "London",
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            "Greater London, England",
            "England",
            "United Kingdom",
            "British Isles",
            "Europe",
            "Islands",
            "Earth",
            "Eurasia",
            "Places",
            "Nature",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
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          "wheel arrangement",
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