northern
noun
a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
adjective
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
“Northern liberals”
“northern industry”
Oppositessouthernsituated in or oriented toward the north
“the northern suburbs”
“going in a northerly direction”
Synonymsnortherlycoming from the north; used especially of wind
“the north wind doth blow”
“a northern snowstorm”
Synonymsnortherlysituated in or coming from regions of the north
“the northern hemisphere”
“northern autumn colors”
Oppositessouthern
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University