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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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Other parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland will be pleasantly warm, rather than hot as temperatures slowly increase over the coming days.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

"You can't expect Translink to still turn up at all the stops that they have across Northern Ireland," she added.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The irony of a player from Northern Ireland being used as motivation will not be lost.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

By Tuesday then across Wednesday and Thursday, temperatures which have been fairly muted for Scotland and Northern Ireland begin to rise.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

There was also a strange Elf clad in green and brown, Legolas, a messenger from his father, Thranduil, the King of the Elves of Northern Mirkwood.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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