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• n  an inhabitant of the North
• n  an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

• With the boom in Vietnamese music, the "cute little northerner," as she was dubbed, became a star in both Saigon and Hanoi.
• On the other hand, when I went to college, a northerner (Shangdong) classmate of mine had no inhibition about the word and used it freely.
• On the orders of National Police Commander General Nguyen Ngoc Loan, a northerner, Loc was arrested, and the battle was on.

• Northerner
• Yankee
• Yank

News & Articles

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• Official Confirmation That It's Hotter in the South
  Bert Sperling, the guy who does Best Places , has forever vindicated southerners tired of hearing their northerner and coastal friends complaining about hot summers. Like they know about heat . [ more › ]        
  July 11, 2013 - Austinist

Quotes

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• Sir Trevor McDonald in Digital Spy
  On introducing an item, Sir Trevor said: "It's time for 'Racist and Dead', this week, it's the turn of corpulent, narrow-minded northerner Bernard Manning. Personally, I never thought of Bernard Manning as a racist comic: just a fat, white bastard."
• Kerry Katona in stv.tv
  Kerry tells fans: "Hi, just want to say a big thank-you to everyone for their support. I hope you enjoy the videos that my mum forced me to do, she really did twist my arm. I wanted to prove that I'm still a northerner at heart. I hope you all enjoy...
• Angela Lonsdale in Digital Spy
  Speaking of her new role, Angela said: "I'm absolutely delighted to be on board with a great show like Doctors. Eva is a really fantastic character to play; a feisty northerner in leather boots, a regular Angelina Geordie! Hopefully the audience...