1. (

• Northern

) a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans ;

1. (

• northern ,

) in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities" ;

2. (

• northerly ,
• northern ,

) situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction" ;

3. (

• northerly ,
• northern ,

) coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly" ;

4. (

• northern ,

) situated in or coming from regions of the north; "the northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors" ;