northernとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔːðən/, /ˈnɔːðn̩/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔɹðɚn/, enPR: nôr′thərn
• (non-standard) IPA^(key): /ˈnɒðə(ɹ)n/

形容詞

northern (comparative more northern, superlative most northern)

1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.
   • 2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 28:

     Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages.

2. (of a wind) Blowing from the north; northerly.
3. (Britain) Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised)

   Les Dawson was a famous northern comedian.

同意語

• boreal
• septentrional

反意語

• austral
• meridional
• southern

派生語

参考

• eastern
• occidental
• oriental
• western

名詞

northern (複数形 northerns)

1. An inhabitant of the northern regions.
2. (fishing) The northern pike.
   • 1993, Barry Reynolds, John Berryman, Pike on the Fly: The Flyfishing Guide to Northerns, Tigers, and Muskies

     As is the case with northerns, the female muskie, trailed by her attendant males, may broadcast eggs over several hundred yards.

3. 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 protagonist.

   Coordinate terms: northwestern, western