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Adjective northern has 4 senses
- northern - in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities"
Antonyms: southern, Confederate, gray, grey, rebel
- northerly, northern - situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction"
Antonym: south (indirect, via north)
- northerly, northern - coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly"
Antonym: south (indirect, via north)
- northern - situated in or coming from regions of the north; "the northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors"
Antonyms: southern, austral, meridional, south-central
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