northern

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. adj. Situated in, toward, or facing the north.
2. adj. Coming from the north: northern breezes.
3. adj. Native to or growing in the north.
4. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of northern regions or the North.
5. adj. Being north of the equator.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. Of or pertaining to a region, place, or point which is nearer the north than some other region, place, or point mentioned or indicated: as, the northern States; the northern part of Michigan; northern people. Abbreviated N.
2. Directed or leading toward the north or a point near it: as, to steer a northern course.
3. Proceeding from the north.
4. n. A native or an inhabitant of the north, of a northern country, or of the northern part of a country.

Wiktionary

1. adj. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north.
2. adj. of a wind Blowing from the north; northerly.
3. adj. UK Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised).

GNU Webster's 1913

1. adj. Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west.
2. adj. In a direction toward the north; ; coming from the north.

WordNet 3.0

1. adj. situated in or coming from regions of the north
2. n. a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
3. adj. situated in or oriented toward the north
4. adj. in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
5. adj. coming from the north; used especially of wind