Hyphenation of northern

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word northern? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

north-ern

Definitions of northern:

1.
A dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
2.
In or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
Northern liberals Northern industry Northern cities
3.
Situated in or oriented toward the north
The northern suburbs Going in a northerly direction
4.
Coming from the north
Used especially of wind The north wind doth blow A northern snowstorm The winds are northerly
5.
Situated in or coming from regions of the north
The northern hemisphere Northern autumn colors

Synonyms of northern:

adj northern, blue, Union, Federal, Yankee
adj northerly, north
adj northerly, north
adj northern, boreal, circumboreal, north-central, septrional
noun Northern, Middle English

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