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northernmost

UK/ˈnɔː.ðənˌməʊst/US/ˈnɔɹ.ðɚnˌmoʊst/

adjective

What it means

  1. not comparableFarthest north.

    Alaska is the northernmost American state.

    2 more examples

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

    2017 July 30, Greg Jorgenson, “Thailand’s 77 provinces: 77 great places to go”, in CNN, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2017

    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].

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

    Synonyms: northmost, northest

In a sentence

Alaska is the northernmost American state.

Where it comes from

  1. Englishnorthern
  2. Middle English[Term?]influ.
  3. Englishnorthernmost

From northern + -most.

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