Northern may refer to the following:

Geography

North North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating Direction (geometry), direction or geography. Etymology T ...

, a point in direction *

Northern Europe The northern region of Europe has several definitions. A restrictive definition may describe northern Europe as being roughly north of the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, which is about 54th parallel north, 54°N, or may be based on other ge ...

, the northern part or region of Europe *

Northern Highland The Northern Highland is a geographical region in the East North Central States, north central United States covering much of the northern territory of the state of Wisconsin. The region stretches from the state border with Minnesota in the wes ...

, a region of Wisconsin, United States *

Northern Province, Sri Lanka The Northern Province ( ''Vaṭa Mākāṇam''; ''Uturu Paḷāta'') is one of the nine Provinces of Sri Lanka, provinces of Sri Lanka. The province has an area of 8,884 km2, making it the 3rd largest province by area, and a population of 1,061,3 ...

Northern Range The Northern Range is the range of tall hills across north Trinidad, the major island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The hills range from the Chaguaramas peninsula on the west coast to Toco in the east. The Northern Range covers appro ...

, a range of hills in Trinidad *

Northern State (Sudan) Northern ( ') is one of the 18 wilayat (states) of Sudan. It has an area of 348,765 km2 and an estimated population of 936,255. Northern Sudan was in ancient times Nubia. Jebel Uweinat is a mountain range in the area of the Egyptian-Libyan- ...

, one of the 18 wilayat (states) of Sudan

Schools

Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School Northern Collegiate Institute & Vocational School (NCIVS) is a Canadian public secondary school (high school). It is located in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the 13 secondary schools within Lambton Kent District School Board. Technologic ...

(NCIVS), a school in Sarnia, Canada *

Northern Secondary School Northern Secondary School is a public high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It teaches grades 9 through 12. It is a part of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). Prior to Amalgamation of Toronto in 1998, it was within the Toronto Board of ...

, Toronto, Canada *

Northern Secondary School (Sturgeon Falls) Northern Secondary School, or simply Northern, is a secondary school in the town of Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, in the Nipissing District of Ontario, Canada. It is operated by the Near North District School Board. See also * Education in Ontario * ...

, Ontario, Canada *

Northern University (disambiguation) Northern University may refer to: *Ahmadu Bello University, formerly known as University of Northern Nigeria *Beijing Jiaotong University, formerly known as Northern Jiaotong University *Charles Darwin University, formerly known as Northern Territor ...

, various institutions *

Northern Guilford High School Northern Guilford High School is a public high school located in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is situated in proximity to NC Highway 150, which connects to Browns Summit and to Summerfield. It opened its doors to students on January 29, 2008 ...

, a public high school in Greensboro, North Carolina

Companies

Arriva Rail North Arriva Rail North Limited, branded as Northern by Arriva, was a train operating company in Northern England which began operating the Northern franchise on 1 April 2016 and inherited units from the previous operator Northern Rail. A subsidiary ...

, a former train operating company in northern England *

Chemins de fer du Nord The Chemins de fer du Nord''French locomotive built in 1846''

(Northern Railway Company), a former rail transport company in northern France * Nord-Aviation (Northern Aviation), a former state-owned French
aircraft manufacturer An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, or spacecraft. Aerospace is a high technology industry. ...
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Compañía de los Caminos de Hierro del Norte de España The Compañia de los Caminos de Hierro del Norte de España (CCHNE), known simply as Norte, was a Spanish railway company founded on December 29, 1858. Its network was one of the most extensive in Spain, until it was Nationalization, nationalized ...
(Northern Spain Railway Company), a former rail transport company in northern Spain *
Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited, trading as Danske Bank, is a retail bank in Northern Ireland. Northern Banking Company Limited was formed from a private bank, with the Deed of Partnership being signed on 1 August 1824. It is one of the oldest banks in ...
, commercial bank in Northern Ireland *
Northern Foods Northern Foods is a British food manufacturer headquartered in Wakefield, England. It was formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the original FTSE 100 Index. The company is credited, together with Marks & Spencer, ...
, based in Leeds, England *
Northern Pictures Northern Pictures is an Australian-based television production company, which develops and produces unscripted and factual television programs for multiple television channels in Australia and internationally. The company was founded by Sue Cl ...
, an Australian-based television production company *
Northern Rail Northern Rail, branded as Northern, was an English train operating company owned by Serco-Abellio that operated the Northern Rail franchise from 2004 until 2016. It was the primary passenger train operator in Northern England, and operated the ...
, a former train operating company in northern England *
Northern Railway of Canada The Northern Railway of Canada was a railway in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario, Canada. It was the first Steam locomotive, steam railway to enter service in what was then known as Upper Canada. It was eventually ac ...
, a defunct railway in Ontario *
Northern Records Northern Records is an independent record label in California. It was founded in 1999 and is distributed in the United States and Canada by RED Distribution ( Sony BMG). Releases See also * List of record labels * RED Distribution RED ...
, a Southern California independent record label *
Northern Store The North West Company Inc. is a multinational Canadian grocery and retail company which operates stores in Canada's western provinces and northern territories; the US states of Alaska and Hawaii; and several other countries and US territo ...
, a food and general merchandise store owned and operated by The North West Company *
Northern Trains Northern Trains, Trade name, trading as Northern, is a British train operating company that operates Commuter rail, commuter and Inter-city rail, medium-distance intercity services in the North of England. It is owned by DfT Operator for the Dep ...
, a train operating company in northern England *
Northern Trust Northern Trust Corporation is an American financial services company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, that caters to corporations, institutional investors, and ultra high net worth individuals. Northern Trust is one of the List of largest ban ...
, an international financial services company based in Chicago, Illinois

Transport
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Northern (automobile) Northern Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of Brass Era automobiles in Detroit, Michigan, automobiles designed by Charles Brady King. Early advertising included catchy phrases such as "''Utility is the Basis for Beauty''" and ''"Built for ...
, an early American car *
Northern line The Northern line is a London Underground line that runs between North London and South London. It is printed in black on the Tube map. It carries more passengers per year than any other Underground linearound 340million in 2019making it the bu ...
, a London Underground line that runs between North London and South London *
Northern line (Merseyrail) The Northern line is one of two Commuter rail in the United Kingdom, commuter rail routes operated by Merseyrail and centred on Merseyside, England, the other being the Wirral line. The Cross-city route, cross-city route runs from in south ...
, a part of the Merseyrail network *
Northern line (Sri Lanka) The northern line is a railway line in Sri Lanka. Branch line, Branching off the Main Line (Sri Lanka), Main Line at Polgahawela Junction the line heads north through North Western Province, Sri Lanka, North Western, North Central Province, Sri La ...
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Northern Line (Sydney) The Northern Line (numbered T9, coloured red) is a commuter rail service operated by Sydney Trains, serving the Northern and parts of the Inner West suburbs of Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia ...
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Northern Line (Thailand) The Northern Line () is a railway line in Thailand, running between the capital Bangkok (at Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal) and the northern city of Chiang Mai ( Chiang Mai railway station). It is the second longest railway line in Thaila ...
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Northern Railway (disambiguation) Northern Railway may refer to: * North railway (Austria) * Northern Railway (California), predecessor of the Southern Pacific Company * Northern Railway of Canada * Northern Railway Zone (India) * Northern Railway (Namibia) * Nevada Northern Rai ...
, various railroads *
Northern Explorer The ''Northern Explorer'' is a long-distance passenger train operated by the Great Journeys New Zealand division of KiwiRail between Auckland and Wellington in the North Island of New Zealand, along the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT). Three se ...
, a New Zealand long distance train * Northern locomotive, a type of (
4-8-4 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles and four trailing wheels on two axles. The type wa ...
) steam locomotive

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Bradford Northern The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, and compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. The club have won the League Championship six times, the Challenge Cup f ...
, former name of the Bradford Bulls, a British rugby league football club *
Northern (Australian film genre) Australian Western, also known as meat pie Western or kangaroo Western, is a genre of Western (genre), Western-style films or TV series set in the Australian outback or "the bush". Films about bushrangers (sometimes called bushranger films) ar ...
, a sub-genre of the Australian Western *
Northern (genre) The Northern or Northwestern is a genre in various arts that tell stories set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the north of North America, primarily in western Canada but also in Alaska. It is similar to the Western genre, b ...
, a genre of Western films set in Canada or Alaska *
Northern AFC Northern FC are based in the Northern area of the city of Dunedin, within the Southern Football Federation region of the New Zealand Football structure. The club has 10 senior teams, from Men's and Women's Premiership teams, Men's Reserves, Men ...
, an association football club based in Dunedin, New Zealand * Northern (constituency), various districts *
Northern Hotel Northern Hotel is a historic hotel located at 19 North Broadway in the downtown core of Billings, Montana, United States. History Construction of the original three-story Northern Hotel was begun in 1902 by two of Billings' early business tyco ...
, a historic hotel in Billings, Montana *
Northern Hotel (Nevada) The Northern Hotel was a three-story hotel located in Ely, Nevada. Three businessmen from Goldfield, Nevada, including Tex Rickard, commissioned the building's construction in 1906. The building was initially proposed as a three-story business blo ...
, a former hotel in Ely, Nevada *
Northern pike The northern pike (''Esox lucius'') is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus ''Esox'' (pikes). They are commonly found in brackish water, moderately salty and fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (''i.e.'' holarctic in distribution). T ...
, fish often called a "northern"

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Nord (disambiguation) Nord, a word meaning "north" in several European languages, may refer to: Acronyms * National Organization for Rare Disorders, an American nonprofit organization * New Orleans Recreation Department, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Film and televis ...
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Nordicity Nordicity () is the degree of northernness. The concept was developed by Canadian geographer Louis-Edmond Hamelin in the 1960s based on previous work done in the Soviet Union. Hamelin's system defined northern territories – like northern Canada � ...
, degree of Northernness *
Norte (disambiguation) Norte may refer to: Places * Norte, Cape Verde, a village in the east-northeastern part of the island of Boa Vista * Norte de Mexico, a region of Mexico * Norte Region, Brazil, a region of Brazil * Norte Region, Portugal, a NUTSII Region of Port ...
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North (disambiguation) North is a cardinal direction or compass point. North or The North may also refer to: Places * North, South Carolina, a town in the United States * North (London sub region), a sub-region of the London Plan * Northern Canada or the North, north ...
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Severny (disambiguation) Severny (Russian: ''Северный'', 'northern') (masculine), Severnaya (''Северная'') (feminine), or Severnoye (''Северное'') (neutral) may refer to: People * Andrei Severny (astronomer) (1913–1987), Soviet astronomer *Andrei ...
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