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northern

/ˈnɔɹ.ðɚn/ adjective B1
  1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.
  2. Blowing from the north; northerly.

Superlative northernmost

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Every object in the next day’s journey was new and interesting to Elizabeth; and her spirits were in a state of enjoyment; for she had seen her sister looking so well as to banish all fear for her health, and the prospect of her northern tour was a constant source of delight.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 180 · B2
The time fixed for the beginning of their northern tour was now fast approaching; and a fortnight only was wanting of it, when a letter arrived from Mrs.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 270 · B2
On reaching the house, they were shown through the hall into the saloon, whose northern aspect rendered it delightful for summer.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 299 · B2
He was indeed a scion of one of the very oldest families in the kingdom, though his branch was a cadet one which had separated from the northern Musgraves some time in the sixteenth century, and had established itself in western Sussex, where the Manor House of Hurlstone is perhaps the oldest inhabited building in the county.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 5 · B2

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