northernmost

English

Etymology

From northern +‎ -most.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔː.ðənˌməʊst/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔɹ.ðɚnˌmoʊst/

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Adjective

northernmost (not comparable)

1. Farthest north.

   Synonyms: northmost, (uncommon) northest

   Alaska is the northernmost American state.

   • 2017 July 30, Greg Jorgenson, “Thailand’s 77 provinces: 77 great places to go”, in CNN‎:

     Thailand’s northernmost province is the best place to see the famed (and infamous) Golden Triangle.

   • 2021 October 20, Paul Stephen, “Leisure and pleasure on the Far North Line”, in RAIL, number 942, page 47:

     For those coming by rail from London and the South East, the only direct service each day (LNER's 'Highland Chieftain') takes approximately eight hours to reach the UK's northernmost city [Inverness].

Translations

farthest north

Bulgarian: най-северен (naj-severen) Czech: nejsevernější (cs) Danish: nordligste Dutch: noordelijkst (nl) Georgian: ყველაზე ჩრდილოეთით (q̇velaze črdiloetit), ყველაზე ჩრდილო (q̇velaze črdilo) German: nördlichster (de) m Greek: βορειότερος (voreióteros) Hungarian: legészakibb (hu) Italian: più a nord Norwegian: Bokmål: nordligste Nynorsk: nordlegaste Russian: са́мый се́верный (sámyj sévernyj), (informal) наисевернейший (naisevernejšij) Slovak: najsevernejší Swedish: nordligaste (sv)

See also

• southernmost
• westernmost
• easternmost