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A native or inhabitant of the north of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the northern United States, the north of Norway, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Northron
Antonyms: none provided
Alternative letter-case form of northerner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
an inhabitant of the North
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Yankee, Yank
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: American
Narrower terms: Federal, Federal soldier, Union soldier
From Middle English northerner, equivalent to northern + -er.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Belarusian:
паўно́чнік
(pawnóčnik)
— person from the north of a region
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Belarusian:
паўно́чніца
(pawnóčnica)
— person from the north of a region
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Catalan:
septentrional
— person from the north of a region
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Catalan:
nordista
— person from the north of a region
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Chinese Mandarin:
北方人
(běifāngrén)
— person from the north of a region
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Czech:
seveřan
— person from the north of a region
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Czech:
seveřanka
— person from the north of a region
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Esperanto:
nordano
— person from the north of a region
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Esperanto:
nordulo
— person from the north of a region
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Esperanto:
nordlandano
— person from the north of a region
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Esperanto:
nordisto
— person from the north of a region
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French:
habitant du nord
— person from the north of a region
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French:
habitante du nord
— person from the north of a region
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French:
nordiste
— person from the north of a region
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Georgian:
ჩრდილოელი
(črdiloeli)
— person from the north of a region
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German:
Bewohner des Nordens
— person from the north of a region
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German:
Bewohnerin des Nordens
— person from the north of a region
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German:
Nordländer
— person from the north of a region
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German:
Nordländerin
— person from the north of a region
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Greek:
βόρειος
(vóreios)
— person from the north of a region
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Italian:
nordista
— person from the north of a region
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Italian:
nordico
— person from the north of a region
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Japanese:
北国人
(hokkokujin)
— person from the north of a region
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Polish:
osoba z Północy
— person from the north of a region
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Russian:
северя́нин
(severjánin)
— person from the north of a region
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Russian:
северя́нка
(severjánka)
— person from the north of a region
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Russian:
жи́тель се́вера
(žítelʹ sévera)
— person from the north of a region
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Russian:
жи́тельница се́вера
(žítelʹnica sévera)
— person from the north of a region
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Spanish:
norteño
— person from the north of a region
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Spanish:
norteña
— person from the north of a region
