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north + -ern

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Positive
northern

Comparative
more northern

Superlative
most northern

  1. If something is northern, it is in, from, or about the north.
    We couldn't go south, so we looked for a more northern route.
    The birds are found from the Missouri River west to the Rocky Mountains and from southern Canada to northern Mexico.
    Once the Soviet Union fell, Iran's northern borders became peaceful.
    Almost every forest in the Northern Hemisphere has been logged.
    Rock River runs along the northern edge of town.

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