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northerner

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1. northerner - Noun

2. northerner - Adjective

Meaning

One born or living in the north.

A native or inhabitant of the Northern States; -- contradistinguished from Southerner.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I used to be mouthy. It was all to do with being a northerner and from Manchester, which was suddenly a big deal when I was in my 20s. When I read some of the interviews I did back then, I cringe. John Simm

Where I grew up in the North-east, the community there, and the way people relate to one another, goes very deep. But I don't define myself as a Northerner in that I don't live in the North. Gina McKee

After eight years of a northerner on the seat, it makes sense for a Southerner to succeed a Northerner. Source: Internet

'As a working-class Northerner prone to moments of largesse, I have completely fallen for the faux sophistication of the wine connoisseur,' he writes. Source: Internet

It was for that reason, along with the fact that Burr was a northerner and not a Virginian, that many Federalist Representatives voted for him. Source: Internet

It has hence been considered disloyal by the two northerner presidents Patassé and Bozizé, both of whom have equipped and run their own militias outside FACA. Source: Internet

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