A midland county of England. County town Northampton, bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire.

Northantsname

Abbreviation of Northamptonshire.

Northavonname

a local government district in the former county of Avon, England, formed in 1974 and merged into South Gloucestershire in 1996.

northboundadj

Heading or moving in a northerly direction; or of infrastructure, intended for travelling northwards.

northbridgenoun

A microchip connected directly to the CPU (unlike the southbridge) and thus responsible for tasks that require the highest performance.

northcentraladj

Relating to the central part of a northern region.

Northcotename

A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Darebin, Victoria, Australia

Northcottname

A hamlet and civil parish (served by St Giles on the Heath with Northcott Parish Council) in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX3392).

Northcuttname

A surname.

northeastnoun

The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.

Northeast China Plainname

A plain located in Northeast China lying between the Greater and Lesser Khingan and Changbai mountains.

Northeast Indianame

The northeastern region of India, comprising the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura. In the aggregation of seven, the region is called "Seven Sisters". Often Sikkim is included, regarded as their only "brother state" as well.

northeast monsoonnoun

A period of rainy weather brought by northeasterly winds affecting much of the tropics from December to March.

Northeast Passagename

The sea route that follows the Arctic Ocean coast of Russia, linking the Atlantic coast of Norway to the Bering Strait

Northeast Regionname

A macroregion of Brazil, composed of the states of Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe.

northeastboundadv

Toward the northeast.

northeasternoun

An extratropical storm, usually found in coastal New England and Atlantic Canada, whose winds usually originate from the northeast.

northeasternadj

Of, related to, located in, or from the northeast.

northeasternernoun

a person from the northeast part of a geographic region, especially the United States

northeasternmostadj

Farthest northeast.

northeastwardadj

In or toward the northeast.

northeastwardlyadv

Towards the northeast.

northernoun

A strong north wind, a wind blowing from the north.

northerlinessnoun

The quality of being northerly.

northerlynoun

A northerly wind (that is, a northern wind, which blows from the north or northerly).

northernadj

Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.

Northern Armname

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Northern blot analysisnoun

A laboratory technique, akin to Southern blot analysis, used to identify RNA fragments.

northern bobwhitenoun

A bird of the species Colinus virginianus, native to eastern North America.

Northern Californianame

The northern half of the state of California, typically north of Monterey County and its distinct culture centered around the San Francisco Bay Area

Northern Capename

A province of South Africa. Capital and largest city: Kimberley. It was created in 1994 when Cape Province was split into three.

Northern Crownname

Corona Borealis, a small constellation said to resemble a crown.

Northern Cypriotadj

Of, from, or relating to Northern Cyprus.

northern dawnnoun

Synonym of aurora borealis.

Northern Dvinaname

A river in Russia.

Northern Englishnoun

A group of dialects of the English language found in Northern England.

northern fur sealnoun

A fur seal of the species Callorhinus ursinus (formerly Arctocephalus ursinus), of the northern Pacific.

northern greater galagonoun

Otolemur garnettii, a nocturnal, arboreal primate endemic to eastern Africa.

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