northern vs southerly

northern

adj
  • Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly. 

  • Blowing from the north; northerly. 

  • Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised) 

noun
  • A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the north of North America, primarily in western Canada but also in Alaska, often with a Mountie as the protagonist. 

  • The northern pike. 

  • An inhabitant of the northern regions. 

southerly

adj
  • Located towards or in the south. 

  • Facing the south; directed towards the south. 

  • Coming from the south. 

noun
  • A wind blowing from the south. 

adv
  • From the south. 

  • In a southward direction or position; (towards the) south. 

How often have the words northern and southerly occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )