northern lights

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northern lights¹

noun

  1. plural, plural only The aurora of the northern hemisphere. A common and beautiful side-effect of high solar activity is the Aurora Borealis - the northern lights that dance across Arctic skies. […] Ships' logs noted observations of the northern lights as far south as the Caribbean, and telegraph systems across the world were disrupted as electrical currents

    Similar: aurora borealis, mirrie dancers

Northern Lights²

proper noun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of northern lights

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noun the aurora of the northern hemisphere

Españolaurora boreal
한국어오로라 orora
日本語北極光 hokkyokukō, 北光 hokkō, オーロラ ōrora
中文北極光 /北极光 běijíguāng
हिन्दीध्रुवीय ज्योति dhruvīya jyoti
Portuguêsaurora boreal
Françaisaurore boréale, aurore polaire
DeutschNordlicht, Polarlicht
Italianoaurora boreale
Ελληνικάβόρειο σέλας vóreio sélas
Românăauroră polară, auroră boreală
Русскийсе́верное сия́ние sévernoje sijánije, се́верное поля́рное сия́ние sévernoje poljárnoje sijánije
Tiếng Việtbắc cực quang
العربيةشفق قطبي
עבריתזוהר הצפון zóhar ha-tzafón

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@misc{northern_lights_2026,
  title = {northern lights},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/northern%20lights},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}