{
    "term": "northern",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "located in the north or facing north; connected with or typical of the north part of the world or a region",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the northern slopes of the mountains"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the northern part of Syria"
                },
                {
                    "text": "northern Scotland"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a northern accent"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He grew up in the northern city of Lille."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a concert of Northern European music"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This week marks the height of summer in the **northern hemisphere**."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Geography"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɔːðən/",
                "audio": "no/northern/northern__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɔːrðərn/",
                "audio": "no/northern/northern__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English northerne (from north + -ern)."
}