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Meaning of Northern | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
ˈnɔːðən

Definitions

  1. The Northern Line of the London Underground.
  2. A steam locomotive of the 4-8-4 wheel arrangement.
  3. An inhabitant of the northern regions; a northerner.
  4. A surname.
  5. A genre of fiction focusing on the untamed northern territory of Canada and sometimes Alaska, particularly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
    Canada
  6. The northern pike.
  7. A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the north of North America, primarily in western Canada but also in Alaska, often with a Mountie as the protagonist.

Equivalents

العربية شمالي
Azərbaycanca quzey şimali
Беларуская паўночны
Български северен
বাংলা উত্তর
Bosanski severni
Català septentrional
Čeština severní
Cymraeg gogleddol
Dansk nordlig
Deutsch nord- nördlich
Ελληνικά βόρειος
Esperanto norda
Español boreal norteño septentrional
فارسی شمالی
Suomi pohjois-
Français Boréal septentrional
Gaeilge thuaidh tuaisceartach
Gàidhlig tuath
עברית צפוני
हिन्दी उत्तरी
Hrvatski severni
Magyar északi
Հայերեն հյուսիսային
Íslenska norður
Italiano boreale nordico settentrionale
日本語 北
ქართული ჩრდილოეთით ჩრდილოეთის ჩრდილოური
Қазақша солтүстік
ខ្មែរ ខាងជើង
한국어 북쪽의
Kurdî bac
Кыргызча түндүк
Latina boreālis boreus
ລາວ ເໜືອ
Македонски северен
മലയാളം ഉത്തര വടക്കൻ
မြန်မာဘာသာ တောင်
Nederlands noordelijk
Polski północny
پښتو شمالي
Português boreal nortenho setentrional
Română boreal nordic septentrional
Русский северный
Slovenčina severný
Slovenščina severen
Shqip verior
Српски severni
Svenska nordlig
Тоҷикӣ шимолӣ
ไทย เหนือ
Türkmençe demirgazyk
Tagalog kahilagaan
Türkçe kuzey
ئۇيغۇرچە شىمالىي
Українська північний
Oʻzbekcha shimoliy
Tiếng Việt bác

Examples

“As is the case with northerns, the female muskie, trailed by her attendant males, may broadcast eggs over several hundred yards.”
“Along the UP Trail, America's original transcontinental, mention of the 800's will long recall the capable, long-legged Northerns that were built for standard-weight limiteds but often doubled for diesels on the City streamliners.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Northern Altai Northern America northern anchovy Northern Areas Northern Arm Northern Asia

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