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How to pronounce northern
Say it like this: /ˈnɔɹ.ðɚn/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does northern mean?
adjOf, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.
Blowing from the north; northerly.
Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised)
“Les Dawson was a famous northern comedian.”
nounAn inhabitant of the northern regions; a northerner.
The northern pike.
“As is the case with northerns, the female muskie, trailed by her attendant males, may broadcast eggs over several hundred yards.”
A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the north of North America, primarily in western Canada but also in Alaska, often with a Mountie as the protagonis
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