northern

adjective

1. lying toward or situated in the north.
2. directed or proceeding northward.
3. coming from the north, as a wind.
4. (often initial capital letter) of or relating to the North, especially the northern U.S.
5. Astronomy. north of the celestial equator or of the zodiac: a northern constellation.

noun

6. a person living in a northern region or country.
7. (initial capital letter) a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a four-wheeled rear truck.

adjective

1. situated in or towards the northnorthern towns
2. directed or proceeding towards the northa northern flow of traffic
3. (esp of winds) proceeding from the north
4. (sometimes capital) of, relating to, or characteristic of the north or North
5. (sometimes capital) astronomy north of the celestial equator

adj.Old English norþerna, norðerne “northern, Northumbrian, Scandinavian,” cognate with Old High German nordroni, Old Norse norroenn (see north). With -erne, suffix denoting direction. Related: Northernmost. Northerner in U.S. geo-political sense is attested from 1831. Northern lights “aurora borealis” first recorded by that name 1721 (earlier north-light, 1706).