Northerner
noun
North·ern·er
ˈnȯr-t͟hər-nər 
ˈnȯr-t͟hə-nər
: a native or inhabitant of the North
especially
: a native or resident of the northern part of the U.S.
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George is a proud uncle to her two children
Ada had two children with her husband Norman, who died in October 2004 of a sudden heart attack, according to The Northerner.
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Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
That was to safeguard racial slavery from the threat posed by the election of an antislavery Northerner, Abraham Lincoln, as president of the United States.
—Daniel Feller, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2023
And for this frostbitten Northerner, the opportunity to let the sun shine in was too great to pass up.
—Jamie Kitman, Car and Driver, 1 Apr. 2023
Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
That was to safeguard racial slavery from the threat posed by the election of an antislavery Northerner, Abraham Lincoln, as president of the United States.
—Daniel Feller, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2023
And for this frostbitten Northerner, the opportunity to let the sun shine in was too great to pass up.
—Jamie Kitman, Car and Driver, 1 Apr. 2023
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Northerner
noun
North·ern·er
ˈnȯr-t͟hə(r)-nər
: a person born or living in the North (as of the U.S.)
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