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north·ern·er

also North·ern·er (nôr′thər-nər)

A native or inhabitant of the north, especially the northern United States.

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Northerner

(ˈnɔːðənə)

(sometimes not capital) a native or inhabitant of the north of any specified region, esp England or the US

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

north•ern•er

(ˈnɔr ðər nər)

n.

(often cap.) a native or inhabitant of the north, esp. the northern U.S.

[1825–35]

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Noun	1.	Northerner - an inhabitant of the North denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place
	2.	Northerner - an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) Yank, Yankee U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 North - the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line American - a native or inhabitant of the United States Federal, Federal soldier, Union soldier - a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War

Translations

شَخْص من الشَّمال

seveřan

nordbo

habitant nordiste

északi lakos

norîanmaîur, maîur frá norîlægum slóîum

abitante del nord nordico

nordbo person nordfra

северянин

severan

kuzeyli kimse

北方人

northerner

[ˈnɔːðənəʳ] N → norteño/a m/f (US) (Hist) → nordista mf
he's a northerner → es del norte
northerners like this sort of thing → a la gente del norte le gusta este tipo de cosas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

northerner

[ˈnɔː^rðə^rnə^r] n → habitant(e) m/f du Nord
I like the openness of northerners → J'aime la franchise des gens du Nord.
to be a northener → être du Nord, venir du Nordnorthern hemisphere n
the northern hemisphere → l'hémisphère m nord, l'hémisphère m boréal

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

northerner

→ Bewohner(in) m(f) → des Nordens, Nordengländer(in) m(f) → /-deutsche(r) mf etc; he is a northerner → er kommt aus dem Norden (des Landes)

(US) → Nordstaatler(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

northerner

[ˈnɔːðənəʳ] n → settentrionale m/f, abitante m/f del nord

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

north

(noːθ) noun

1. the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction. He faced towards the north; The wind is blowing from the north; I used to live in the north of England.

2. (also N) one of the four main points of the compass.

adjective

1. in the north. on the north bank of the river.

2. from the direction of the north. a north wind.

adverb

towards the north. The stream flows north.

ˈnortherly (-ðə-) adjective

1. (of a wind etc) coming from the north. a northerly breeze.

2. looking, lying etc towards the north. in a northerly direction.

ˈnorthern (-ðən) adjective

of the north or the North.

ˈnortherner (-ðə-) noun

a person who lives, or was born, in a northern region or country.

ˈnorthernmost (-ðən-) adjective

being furthest north. the northernmost point of the coast.

ˈnorthward adjective

towards the north. in a northward direction.

ˈnorthward(s) adverb

towards the north. They were travelling northwards.

ˈnorthbound adjective

travelling northwards. the northbound railway-line.

ˌnorth-ˈeast / ˌnorth-ˈwest nouns, adjective

(in or from) the direction midway between north and east or north and west, or any part of the earth lying in that direction. the north-east counties; a north-west wind.

adverb

towards the north-east or north-west. The building faces north-west.

ˌnorth-ˈeasterly / ˌnorth-ˈwesterly adjective

1. (of a wind etc) coming from the north-east or north-west. a north-easterly wind.

2. looking, lying etc towards the north-east or north-west. a north-westerly direction.

ˌnorth-ˈeastern / ˌnorth-ˈwestern adjective

of the north-east or north-west.

the North Pole

the northern end of the imaginary line through the earth, round which it turns.

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