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northernmost

[nawr-thern-mohst, -muhst]

adjective

  1. farthest north.



northernmost

/ ˈɔːðəˌəʊ /

adjective

  1. situated or occurring farthest north

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of northernmost1

First recorded in 1710–20; northern + -most
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Example Sentences

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China already describes itself as a "near-Arctic state", even though its northernmost regional capital Harbin is on roughly the same latitude as Venice, Italy.

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Such an earthquake would probably spawn a catastrophic tsunami for Washington, Oregon and California’s northernmost coastal counties.

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So there's a third destination on this whistle-stop tour – Iqaluit, the capital of Canada's northernmost territory of Nunavut and homeland of its Inuit people.

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Warnings are also in effect around the Sunset fire burn zone around Runyon Canyon, including the northernmost blocks of North Vista Street and North Curson Avenue.

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Hollywood and Hollywood Hills West: Warnings are also in effect around the Sunset fire burn zone around Runyon Canyon, including the northernmost blocks of North Vista Street and North Curson Avenue.

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