American English
/ˈnɔɹ.ðɚn/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
In, from, or connected with the northern part of a country, region, or the world.
Northern is usually pronounced /ˈnɔɹ.ðɚn/. In natural connected speech, the middle vowel may be very short, so you may hear /ˈnɔɹ.ðn̩/.
In, from, or connected with the northern part of a country, region, or the world.
The northern states are usually colder in winter.
She lives in a small town in northern Texas.
Use northern before a word for a place or area. Use north when you mean the direction.
northern Europe · northern states · northern border · northern coast
northern + noun
the northern part of + place
the half of Earth north of the equator
Most of the United States is in the Northern Hemisphere.
colored lights that appear in the night sky near the North Pole
We saw the northern lights in Alaska.