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Irish Republican Army command division
Northern Command was a command division in the Irish Republican Army (1922–1969) and Provisional IRA, responsible for directing IRA operations in the
IRA_Northern_Command
Irish Republican Army command division
the Republic of Ireland) for IRA Northern Command operations in Northern Ireland. It was headquartered in Dublin. The IRA had difficulty with cross-border
IRA_Southern_Command
Attempts by the IRA to destabilise Northern Ireland between 1942 and 1944
The Northern campaign was a series of attacks by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) Northern Command between September 1942 and December 1944 against the
Northern campaign (Irish Republican Army)
Northern_campaign_(Irish_Republican_Army)
Topics referred to by the same term
Northern Command can refer to one of the following: IRA Northern Command Northern Command (Israel) Northern Command (Pakistan) Northern Command (Australia)
Northern_Command
Former Irish republican paramilitary group
Army or Official IRA (OIRA; Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) was an Irish republican paramilitary group whose goal was to remove Northern Ireland from the
Official Irish Republican Army
Official_Irish_Republican_Army
Anti-Treaty sub-group of the original IRA
leader of an IRA unit—for example Sean McEoin, who sided with the Treaty in County Longford—took sides, often the remainder of his command joined him.
Irish Republican Army (1922–1969)
Irish_Republican_Army_(1922–1969)
Decision-making body of the Provisional IRA
The IRA Army Council was the decision-making body of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, a paramilitary group dedicated to bringing about independence
IRA_Army_Council
Irish republican paramilitary group split from the Provisional IRA in 1997
Kingdom and the United States. The Real IRA waged a campaign in Northern Ireland against the Police Service of Northern Ireland—formerly the Royal Ulster Constabulary—and
Real_Irish_Republican_Army
Irish paramilitary organisation
practice, the IRA was commanded by Collins, with Richard Mulcahy as second in command. These men were able to issue orders and directives to IRA guerrilla
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
Irish_Republican_Army_(1919–1922)
1960s–1998 conflict in Northern Ireland
August 1994, the IRA declared a ceasefire. The loyalist paramilitaries, temporarily united in the "Combined Loyalist Military Command", reciprocated six
The_Troubles
Political party in Ireland
Féin and the IRA shifting north. In particular, Ó Brádaigh's part in the 1975 IRA ceasefire had damaged his reputation in the eyes of northern republicans
Sinn_Féin
Irish nationalist mass protests
nationalist districts of Northern Ireland. Irish nationalists/republicans, in some cases supported by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), attacked the
1997_Northern_Ireland_riots
People believed to have been murdered during the Troubles in Northern Ireland
Price, a former IRA member, stated in a newspaper interview that she had driven the car that took him out of Northern Ireland to an IRA safe house in County
The Disappeared (Northern Ireland)
The_Disappeared_(Northern_Ireland)
Paramilitary force active from 1969 to 2005
mortars. Below GHQ, the IRA was divided into a Northern Command and a Southern Command. Northern Command operated in Northern Ireland as well as the border
Provisional Irish Republican Army
Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army
IRA member (1957–1988)
Republican Army (IRA). She was shot and killed by the Special Air Service in Gibraltar during Operation Flavius. Farrell was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mairéad Farrell (IRA activist)
Mairéad_Farrell_(IRA_activist)
Military unit
border. It has allegedly been commanded since the 1970s by Thomas 'Slab' Murphy who is also alleged to be a member of the IRA's Army Council. Compared to
Provisional IRA South Armagh Brigade
Provisional_IRA_South_Armagh_Brigade
1956–62 conflict between the IRA and the UK
Operation Harvest) carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) against targets in Northern Ireland, with the aim of overthrowing British rule there and
Border campaign (Irish Republican Army)
Border_campaign_(Irish_Republican_Army)
Paramilitary unit
Belfast Brigade of the Provisional IRA was the largest of the organisation's brigades, based in the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The nucleus of the Belfast
Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade
Provisional_IRA_Belfast_Brigade
Irish Republican armed group formed in 2012
simply "the Irish Republican Army". The New IRA has launched many attacks against the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the British Army. It is
New_Irish_Republican_Army
Irish republican paramilitary group split from the Provisional IRA in 1986
The Continuity Irish Republican Army (Continuity IRA or CIRA), styling itself as the Irish Republican Army (Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann), is an Irish republican
Continuity Irish Republican Army
Continuity_Irish_Republican_Army
1990s events that ended most of the violence of the Troubles
The Northern Ireland peace process includes the events leading up to the 1994 Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) ceasefire, the end of most of the
Northern Ireland peace process
Northern_Ireland_peace_process
Effort to end UK control of Northern Ireland (1969–1997)
Republican Army (IRA) conducted an armed paramilitary campaign primarily in Northern Ireland and England, aimed at ending British rule in Northern Ireland in
Provisional Irish Republican Army campaign
Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_campaign
Military unit
Derry Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) operated in the city of Derry, Northern Ireland, and its surroundings during the Troubles. The
Provisional_IRA_Derry_Brigade
PIRA volunteer (1950–2013)
Northern Ireland. She and her sister, Marian, also an IRA member, were the daughters of Albert Price, a prominent Irish republican and former IRA member
Dolours_Price
Irish republican (1948–2008)
of Gerry Adams. He was appointed to the IRA's Internal Security Unit and liaised between IRA Northern Command and rural units in Tyrone and Armagh. In
Brendan_Hughes
Irish American membership organization
by Irish immigrant Michael Flannery, who in the 1920s was a member of the IRA North Tipperary Brigade. To collect funds, NORAID organized dinner dances
NORAID
Nickname for territory held by anti-Treaty forces during the Irish Civil War
crisis Officials-Provisionals split Organisation IRA Army Council IRA Northern Command IRA Southern Command Attacks Battle of Dublin Battle of Kilmallock
Munster_Republic
Irish republican organization
had with the IRB. McGarrity continued to provide support and aid to the IRA after it was outlawed in Ireland by de Valera in 1936 but became less active
Clan_na_Gael
Irish republican (1896–1982)
Clifford later pointed out some of the British agents to be killed by the IRA on Bloody Sunday. At one stage she was entrusted with safe storage of gold
Madge_Clifford
1922–1923 conflict between factions of the IRA
estimate, the Anti-Treaty IRA at the beginning of the war had 6,780 rifles and 12,900 men. However, the IRA lacked an effective command structure, a clear strategy
Irish_Civil_War
Republican paramilitary group in Northern Ireland
Republican Army (IRA), also known as the Tyrone/Monaghan Brigade was one of the most active republican paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland during "the
Provisional IRA East Tyrone Brigade
Provisional_IRA_East_Tyrone_Brigade
Protest by Irish republican prisoners in Northern Ireland
Protestant establishment of Northern Ireland" and that it "cast into doubt the view often expressed by politicians in London that the IRA is supported only by
1981_Irish_hunger_strike
Member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army
Lynch is a native of Belfast, Northern Ireland and was reportedly a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) Army Council. Lynch is alleged
Martin Lynch (Irish republican)
Martin_Lynch_(Irish_republican)
Attempts by the IRA and Nazi Germany to coordinate against the UK
The Irish Republican Army (IRA), a paramilitary group seeking to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and unify Ireland, shared intelligence
Irish Republican Army–Abwehr collaboration
Irish_Republican_Army–Abwehr_collaboration
Official IRA and the minority Provisional IRA. a. ^ Some noted Irish and British historians, including Ed Moloney, author of A Secret History of the IRA, have
Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army
Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Irish_Republican_Army
Irish politician
Sinn Féin members of the Northern Ireland Assembly. In 1982, Mac Cionnaith was jailed for four years for his involvement in an IRA bombing. In August 1981
Breandán_Mac_Cionnaith
Irish republican (born 1948)
South Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), and was one of the IRA's most experienced bomb-makers. McMahon was convicted of the murder
Thomas McMahon (Irish republican)
Thomas_McMahon_(Irish_republican)
British statesman and admiral (1900–1979)
County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland and near an area known to be used as a cross-border refuge by IRA members. In 1978, the IRA had allegedly attempted
Lord_Mountbatten
Northern Irish murder case
1972) was a woman from Belfast, Northern Ireland, who was kidnapped and murdered by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and secretly buried in County
Murder_of_Jean_McConville
Irish ballad by Dominic Behan
Behan had been involved with the IRA before writing the song but he did not support the continuing campaign of the IRA at the time, and altered the first
The_Patriot_Game
Northern Ireland dispute over parades
protest, the SDLP resigned its 21 seats in the Northern Ireland Forum, and support grew for Sinn Féin and the IRA. In August 1996, Billy Wright and his Portadown
Drumcree_conflict
Republican weapons smuggling into Northern Ireland during The Troubles
armed campaign against the British state in Northern Ireland. To continue and escalate its armed campaign, the IRA needed to be better equipped, which meant
Provisional Irish Republican Army arms importation
Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army_arms_importation
1988 killings in Belfast, Northern Ireland
attending a funeral of an IRA member, and were later shot dead by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Wearing civilian
Corporals_killings
as the IRA Frank Aiken (1898–1983), a founding member of Fianna Fáil; commanded the Fourth Northern Division of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) during
List of members of the Irish Republican Army
List_of_members_of_the_Irish_Republican_Army
Provisional IRA attack in England
negotiate a withdrawal from Northern Ireland. Manchester had been the target of earlier IRA bombs. As part of the IRA's sabotage campaign in 1939-40
1996_Manchester_bombing
IRA member and British intelligence agent alleged to be Stakeknife (1946–2023)
Scappaticci had become a senior figure in the IRA's Internal Security Unit, part of IRA Northern Command. The ISU was responsible for counter-intelligence
Freddie_Scappaticci
Irish republican politician and IRA leader (1950–2017)
the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) during The Troubles. He was the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland from May 2007 to January 2017. McGuinness
Martin_McGuinness
Irish republican women's paramilitary organisation
leadership of the IRA about the carrying of a Connolly Youth Movement banner at a Wolfe Tone commemoration at Bodenstown Graveyard. The IRA leadership declared
Cumann_na_mBan
Irish Sinn Féin politician (born 1958)
out of full-time education. In his youth he was a member of Fianna, the IRA youth wing. In 1978—aged 19—Sheehan took part in the bombing of cash-and-carry
Pat Sheehan (Irish republican)
Pat_Sheehan_(Irish_republican)
Irish republican (born 1968)
overturned by Northern Ireland's highest appeals court. On 8 September 2012 Duffy gave the graveside oration at the funeral of a Real IRA member killed
Colin_Duffy
Irish republican (1892–1923)
counter IRA guerrilla tactics. Lynch was no longer in command of the Cork No. 2 Brigade, for he had to travel in secret to each of the nine IRA brigades
Liam_Lynch_(Irish_republican)
Irish-American gun runner (1915–2004)
reached the IRA from the U.S. since the late 1970s; that is, before his network's destruction [in 1981]." U.S. House Speaker Tip O'Neill told Northern Ireland
George Harrison (Irish republican)
George_Harrison_(Irish_republican)
Former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army
in Northern Ireland. IRA prisoners in Ireland at the time had Special Category Status (similar to political status), which was not granted to IRA prisoners
Marian_Price
Irish Republican Army member (1941–2024)
Irish republican organisation, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). As an IRA member, she took part in the theft of paintings worth IR£8 million
Rose_Dugdale
Military unit
The Official IRA's Belfast Brigade was founded in December 1969 after the Official IRA itself emerged in December 1969, shortly after the beginning of
Official_IRA_Belfast_Brigade
Irish Republican Army member (1928–2001)
IRA he felt he had to appear more militant than his colleagues. The "Provisional Army Council" in the coming months commanded the loyalty of the IRA national
Seán_Mac_Stíofáin
Irish republican (1902–1944)
socialism within Irish republicanism, which resulted in him breaking with the IRA and becoming involved with founding a new political organisation, the Republican
Frank_Ryan_(Irish_republican)
Irish republican (1902–2007)
Boherbee B Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Kerry Brigade, Irish Republican Army (IRA). He first bought a firearm for one pound from a Liverpool Irish soldier
Dan_Keating
Irish republican (1920–2004)
the Irish republican movement in Northern Ireland and former chief of staff of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). He joined a junior-republican
Joe_Cahill
Irish republican politician (born 1948)
also took seats in the power-sharing Northern Ireland Assembly. In 2005, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) stated that its armed campaign was
Gerry_Adams
1939–40 IRA military operation against the United Kingdom
onwards. The IRA in Northern Ireland supported Russell and his plans for a campaign that would bring an end to partition. However, the Northern Ireland government
S-Plan
Irish poet and writer (1923–1964)
conscript soldier, seized by the IRA as a hostage pending the scheduled execution in Northern Ireland of an imprisoned IRA volunteer. The hostage falls in
Brendan_Behan
the Provisional IRA List of weapons used by the Irish National Liberation Army alphahis (10 January 2014). "The Provisional IRA". Northern Ireland. Retrieved
List of weapons used by the Provisional Irish Republican Army
List_of_weapons_used_by_the_Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army
and was responsible for the creation of the IRAs Northern Command. He was arrested several times for IRA activities and (in 1936) received a two-year
Charlie_McGlade
1991 IRA assassination attempt in London
British rule in Northern Ireland, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) repeatedly used homemade mortars against targets in Northern Ireland. The most
Downing_Street_mortar_attack
Founding member and leader of the Provisional IRA
Republican Army (IRA) in 1939. During the Second World War, the IRA carried out a number of armed actions in Northern Ireland known as the Northern Campaign.
Billy_McKee
1987 Provisional IRA terror attack in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
been sanctioned by IRA Northern Command.[failed verification] However, a high-ranking IRA member said that it was suggested by IRA men at the local level
Remembrance_Day_bombing
Irish republican politician and military leader (1932–2013)
the IRA, a subcommittee set up by the IRA Army Council in 1950 to plan a military campaign against Royal Ulster Constabulary barracks in Northern Ireland
Ruairí_Ó_Brádaigh
Irish republican activist (1927–1975)
came under attack from both civilian unionists and the RUC. McMillen's IRA command by this point still had only a limited amount of weapons (one rifle,
Billy_McMillen
Irish guerrilla leader (1897–1980)
devised a proposed plan for an IRA offensive into Northern Ireland and opened contacts with Nazi Germany. After leaving the IRA, Barry would write Guerrilla
Tom_Barry_(Irish_republican)
Irish republican militant (1919–1989)
incorporating Northern Ireland into the Republic of Ireland. In an interview with French television on 11 July 1977, he declared that although the IRA had waged
Seamus_Twomey
Irish Republican (born 1936/1937)
the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who later became Chief of Staff on the Army Council. Bell was the IRA's representative to Libya in the late 1970s
Ivor_Bell
Brigade of the Irish Republican Army that covered Belfast
position to carry out attacks in Northern Ireland's capital city. The Official IRA also had a Belfast brigade which was commanded by Republican Billy McMillen
Belfast_Brigade_(IRA)
Irish writer (1928–1989)
family. His father, Stephen Behan, fought for the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in the Irish War of Independence. Dominic was the brother of Brendan Behan
Dominic_Behan
1979 IRA attack on British forces
Army (Provisional IRA) ambushed a British Army convoy with two large roadside bombs at Narrow Water Castle outside Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland. The first
Warrenpoint_ambush
State of emergency in the Republic of Ireland during World War II
release on parole. The IRA remained barely active in Northern Ireland, but they were not a threat to the stability of Ireland. The IRA fostered links with
The_Emergency_(Ireland)
Irish republican (1883-1922)
December 1922) was an Irish republican who was Director of Engineering for the IRA in the Irish War of Independence. O'Connor opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty
Rory O'Connor (Irish republican)
Rory_O'Connor_(Irish_republican)
Irish republican soldier
an IRA military column led by Seán Garland on a raid against a Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) barracks in Brookeborough, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Seán_South
IRA bombings in Belfast, Northern Ireland
given to the bombings by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 21 July 1972, during the Troubles. At least twenty
Bloody_Friday_(1972)
Irish republican
republican and a former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). He is most noted for having been a member of the Balcombe Street gang.
Joe O'Connell (Irish republican)
Joe_O'Connell_(Irish_republican)
Irish Provisional IRA member (1954–1981)
Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who died on hunger strike while imprisoned at HM Prison Maze in Northern Ireland. Sands helped to plan the 1976
Bobby_Sands
Period of civil unrest in Northern Ireland (late 1960s–1998)
internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, claimed roughly 3500 lives. Since partition, the IRA had started a number of operations in Northern Ireland designed
Timeline_of_the_Troubles
1993 IRA attack in Cheshire, England
Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). From the early 1970s, the IRA had been carrying out attacks in both Northern Ireland and England with the stated
Warrington_bombings
1987 British ambush in Northern Ireland
Army (IRA) launched an attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base in the village of Loughgall, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. An IRA member
Loughgall_ambush
Irish revolutionary and politician (1898–1983)
shooting them dead. After an IRA reorganisation in April 1921, Aiken was put in command of the Fourth Northern Division of the IRA. The cycle of violence in
Frank_Aiken
Irish republican
reorganisation of the IRA, which included the use of covert cells and the establishment of a Southern Command and Northern Command. As the architects of
Brian Keenan (Irish republican)
Brian_Keenan_(Irish_republican)
1969–1972 no-go area in Northern Ireland
from the IRA. The increasing violence in Derry and elsewhere led to increasing speculation that internment would be introduced in Northern Ireland, and
Free_Derry
Irish republican and paramilitary leader (1949–2021)
the Provisional IRA's involvement in the Northern Ireland peace process, he formed the Real IRA in protest. His role in the Real IRA led to him being
Michael_McKevitt
Irish activist and IRA volunteer (1963–2006)
Siobhán O'Hanlon (1963 – 11 April 2006) was a Provisional IRA volunteer and Sinn Féin activist. O'Hanlon was born in North Belfast in 1963, one of six
Siobhán_O'Hanlon
Irish Republican Army volunteer
February 1965) was an Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer from Belfast, Quartermaster of the IRA Northern Command and perhaps best known for his part in the
Ned_Maguire
Irish nationalist youth organisation
Phoenix Park. A son of the Magazine Fort's commander was shot dead by an IRA volunteer, Garry Holohan, as he [the son] ran to raise the alarm at Islandbridge
Fianna_Éireann
List of armed vehicles used by the Provisional IRA
Throughout the protracted conflict in Northern Ireland (1960s-1998), the Provisional IRA developed a series of improvised mortars to attack British Army
Improvised tactical vehicles of the Provisional IRA
Improvised_tactical_vehicles_of_the_Provisional_IRA
Irish militant and Republican activist
returned to the Northern Command of the IRA. McCaughey was held in high regard and was considered to be one of the best officers of the northern IRA. At the time
Seán_McCaughey
Northern Irish loyalist (1952–1982)
movements were passed by rival loyalist paramilitaries to the Provisional IRA, who shot Murphy dead that autumn. Murphy was the youngest of three sons
Lenny_Murphy
Irish republican
supporters, including McGarrity and IRA members from Northern Ireland, secured enough support to get a majority on the IRA Army Executive and to have him re-instated
Seán_Russell
Irish republican attack in London
On 9 February 1996, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonated a powerful truck bomb in South Quay, outside Canary Wharf, in London Docklands
1996_Docklands_bombing
1993 IRA attack in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 23 October 1993 and is one of the most well-known incidents of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The IRA aimed to assassinate
Shankill_Road_bombing
1988 British anti-IRA operation in Gibraltar
operation in which three members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) were shot dead by the British Special Air Service (SAS) in Gibraltar on
Operation_Flavius
Commanding (O/C) of the IRA's Northern Command, Seán McCaughey, arrived in Dublin in May 1941, and witnessed Hayes' use of non-IRA personnel and a largely
Stephen Hayes (Irish republican)
Stephen_Hayes_(Irish_republican)
Irish Republican Army training and induction manual
acid etc. By the time of the Northern Campaign (IRA) c. 1942, IRA Eastern Command, in cooperation with IRA Western Command could raise 12 tons of weapons
The_Green_Book_(IRA)
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IRA NORTHERN-COMMAND
IRA NORTHERN-COMMAND
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name, from an adjectival form of North.
Surname or Lastname
English (northern Ireland)
English (northern Ireland) : probably a variant of Blakeney.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : habitational name, probably from Northay in Hawkchurch, Devon, named with Old English norð ‘north’ + (ge)hǣg ‘enclosure’, or from various other places called Northey.
Surname or Lastname
English (northern Ireland)
English (northern Ireland) : variant of Blakely.
Female
Welsh
 Welsh name derived from the word eira, EIRA means "snow." Compare with another form of Eira.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Northern.
Female
English
Short form of longer German names beginning with Irm-, IRMA means "entire, whole."
Surname or Lastname
English (northern)
English (northern) : patronymic from Hodge.
Surname or Lastname
English (northern)
English (northern) : hypercorrected form of Askew.
Girl/Female
Indian, Parsi
Iran; The Land of Aryans
Female
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Imma, IMA means "mother." Compare with another form of Ima.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Iyra, IRA means "watchful of a town." In the bible, this is the name of one king David's officers and two of his warriors.
Surname or Lastname
English (northern)
English (northern) : habitational name from Tetlow in Lancashire.
Female
German
 Variant spelling of German Imma, IMA means "entire, whole." Compare with another form of Ima.
Female
Irish
 Variant spelling of Irish Ãde, ITA means "industrious." Compare with another form of Ita.
Surname or Lastname
Northern Irish
Northern Irish : reduced form of McCombs.English : variant of Coombs.
Surname or Lastname
English (northern)
English (northern) : variant of Priest.
Surname or Lastname
English (northern Ireland)
English (northern Ireland) : variant of Blakely.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Worthen in Shropshire or Worthing in Norfolk, both named from Old English worðign ‘the enclosure’.
Surname or Lastname
English (northern)
English (northern) : variant of Siddall.
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pl.
of Era
n.
A native or inhabitant of the Northern States; -- contradistinguished from Southerner.
n.
The aurora borealis or aurora australis (northern or southern lights).
n.
A wind from the north; esp., a strong and cold north wind in Texas and the vicinity of the Gulf of Mexico.
pl.
of Northman
n.
The northern butcher bird.
n.
Brother; -- a title of a monk of friar; as, Fra Angelo.
n.
A name of the great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna), native of South America.
pl.
of Lira
a.
Having a northern direction.
adv.
In a northern direction.
a.
In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind.
n.
The Altar; a southern constellation, south of the tail of the Scorpion.
a.
Of or pertaining to the north; toward the north, or from the north; northern.
adv.
Northerly.
n.
A period of time reckoned from some particular date or epoch; a succession of years dating from some important event; as, the era of Alexander; the era of Christ, or the Christian era (see under Christian).
a.
Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west.
n.
One of a Dravidian race of men native of Northern Ceylon and Southern India.
n. m.
A long-tailed falcon (Falco lanarius), of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa, resembling the American prairie falcon.
n.
A heron (Ardea comata) found in Asia, Northern Africa, and Southern Europe.
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