adj.北部的；北方的；有北方特征的

That's a large city in northern Greece. 那是希腊北部的一个大城市。

The people of northern Canada are called Inuit. 加拿大北部的人称为因纽特人。

The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 联合王国由大不列颠和北爱尔兰组成。

She has travelled in northern countries. 她曾游历过北方诸国。

Do you prefer northern food or southern food? 你喜欢北方的食物还是南方的食物?

The Northern men were hard to beat. 北方人是不容易被击败的。

northern用作形容词,意思是“北方的,北部的”,多用作定语,偶尔用作表语。

northern作为表示方位的形容词,一般不用于比较级,若确定进行比较,可用more, less, nearly等修饰。