Northerner — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an inhabitant of the North

an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɔːɹðɚnɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɔːðənə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɔːðənə/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈɔːɹðɚnɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Yankee Yank

Word Forms

Yankee

adjective

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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nordländer

ein Bewohner des Nordens

🇫🇷French

nordiste

un habitant du Nord

🇪🇸Spanish

norteño

un habitante del norte

🇮🇹Italian

settentrionale

un abitante del Nord

🇳🇱Dutch

noorderling

een inwoner van het Noorden

🇵🇹Portuguese

nordestino

um habitante do Norte

🇷🇺Russian

северянин

житель Севера

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्तरवासी

उत्तर का निवासी

🇧🇩Bengali

উত্তরের

উত্তরের বাসিন্দা

🇮🇳Tamil

வடநாட்டுக்காரர்

வடக்கில் வசிப்பவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉత్తరాది

ఉత్తరాది నివాసి

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्तरेकडील

उत्तरेकडील रहिवासी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્તરીય

ઉત્તરનો રહેવાસી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉತ್ತರದವನು

ಉತ್ತರದ ನಿವಾಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വടക്കൻ

വടക്കൻ നിവാസി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਤਰੀ

ਉੱਤਰ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਵਸਨੀਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

شمالی

شمال کا ایک باشندہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

北方人

北方的居民

🇯🇵Japanese

北方人

北の住人

🇰🇷Korean

북부 사람

북한 주민

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người phương bắc

một cư dân miền Bắc

🇹🇭Thai

ชาวเหนือ

ชาวเมืองทางเหนือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

orang dr utara

penduduk Utara

🇵🇭Filipino

taga hilaga

isang naninirahan sa Hilaga

🇲🇾Malay

orang utara

seorang penduduk di Utara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شمالي

أحد سكان الشمال

🇮🇷Persian

شمالی

یک ساکن شمال

🇹🇷Turkish

kuzeyli

Kuzey'in bir sakini

🇮🇱Hebrew

צפוני

תושב הצפון

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The primary meaning of 'northerner' is 'an inhabitant of the North'.

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Using 'northerner' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'northerner' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'northerner' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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