Northern \North"ern\, a. [AS. nor[eth]erne.]

1. Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west. [1913 Webster]

2. In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind. [1913 Webster]

Northern diver. (Zool.) See Loon.

Northern lights. See Aurora borealis, under Aurora.

Northern spy (Bot.), an excellent American apple, of a yellowish color, marked with red. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

40 Moby Thesaurus words for "northern": antarctic, arctic, austral, boreal, east, eastbound, easterly, eastermost, eastern, easternmost, hyperborean, meridional, north, northbound, northeast, northeasterly, northeastern, northerly, northernmost, northwest, northwesterly, northwestern, occidental, oriental, south, southbound, southeast, southeasterly, southeastern, southerly, southern, southernmost, southwest, southwesterly, southwestern, west, westbound, westerly, western, westernmost

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

northern adj
1: in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities" [ant: southern]
2: situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction" [syn: northerly]
3: coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly" [syn: northerly]
4: situated in or coming from regions of the north; "the northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors" [ant: southern]

noun

a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Northern \North"ern\, a. [AS. nor[eth]erne.]

1. Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west.

2. In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind.

Northern diver. (Zo["o]l.) See Loon.

Northern lights. See Aurora borealis, under Aurora.

Northern spy (Bot.), an excellent American apple, of a yellowish color, marked with red.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)