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Adjective edit

northest

  1. (uncommon) superlative form of north: most north
    Synonyms: northmost, northernmost
    • 1931 April 24, The Princeton Alumni Weekly, volume XXI, number 28, page 700 (of the compiled volume 31):
      "Northest" of all
      There is something about Scandinavia that leads those who live there to stress the "northness" of their position [...] This gentleman, it will be remembered, claimed to live "norther" than any other man. [...] he placed chief emphasis on the fact that no man lived norther than he.
    • 1964, Individual Studies by Participants to the International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, volumes 1-2, page 130:
      Guatemala is the northest of the five small Republics of Central America, a narrow isthmus between North and South Americas. Its latitude is about North 15 degrees []
    • 1972 July, MotorBoating, page 30:
      Do not pay any attention to whatever smartass friend you have who answers that Alaska is the northest of all the 50; of course it is—Alaska is so far north []