northern

adjectives

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

"Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities"

northern

antonym

southern

is similar to

used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)

"a ragged blue line"

blue

is similar to

being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War

"Union soldiers"; "Federal forces"; "a Federal infantryman"

Federal, Union

is similar to

used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)

Yankee

is an attribute of

the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)

"he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale"

North, Union

is an attribute of

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

North

situated in or oriented toward the north

"the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction"

northerly, northern

coming from the north; used especially of wind

"the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly"

northerly, northern

is derived from

northernness

situated in or coming from regions of the north

"the northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors"

northern

antonym

southern

is similar to

comprising or throughout far northern regions

boreal, circumboreal

is similar to

being in or of a region of the United States generally including states of the upper Mississippi valley and Great Lakes region lying north of the Ohio River and the southern boundaries of Kansas and Missouri and between the western boundary of Pennsylvania and the eastern boundaries of Montana and Wyoming and Colorado

north-central

is similar to

of northern regions; from the seven stars (or seven plowing oxen) of Ursa Major

septrional

is an attribute of

a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city

north