"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
    Sense id: en-Northern-en-adj-hifhwI-- Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Genres Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 12 1 21 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 6 6 22 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 12 4 19 12 Disambiguation of Genres: 54 8 1 14 22

Proper name

Forms: Northerns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Northern (plural Northerns)
  1. The Northern Line of the London Underground.
    Sense id: en-Northern-en-name-~-4ylrtN Categories (other): London Disambiguation of London: 11 81 6 0 2
  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.
    Sense id: en-Northern-en-noun-PD7mYkOq Categories (other): Rail transportation Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  2. (Canada) A genre of fiction focusing on the untamed northern territory of Canada and sometimes Alaska, particularly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Tags: Canada Coordinate_terms: fiction genre [Western]
    Sense id: en-Northern-en-noun-LlGQQmZ9 Categories (other): Canadian English

Inflected forms

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