northern lights
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The meaning (definition) of the word northern lights
waving green and purple glows in the night sky
The word northern lights used in a sentence
“We watched the northern lights dance over the snow.”
Words that mean the same as northern lights (synonyms)
aurora
How the word northern lights is said around the world
| French | aurores boréales (oh-ROHR boh-ray-AHL) |
| Spanish | aurora boreal (ow-ROH-rah boh-ray-AHL) |
| Mandarin | 北极光 (bay jee gwahng) |
| Hindi | उत्तरी रोशनी (oot-TA-ree ROHSH-nee) |
| Arabic | الشفق القطبي (ash-SHA-fak al-KUT-bee) |
| Russian | северное сияние (SYE-vyer-na-ye see-YA-nee-ye) |
| Portuguese (EU) | aurora boreal (ow-ROH-ruh boo-ree-AL) |
| Portuguese (BR) | aurora boreal (ow-ROH-rah boh-reh-AHL) |
| Japanese | オーロラ (OH-roh-rah) |
| German | Polarlicht (poh-LAHR-likht) |
| Urdu | شمالی روشنیاں (shu-MAA-lee rohsh-NEE-yaan) |
| Punjabi | ਉੱਤਰੀ ਰੌਸ਼ਨੀਆਂ (UUT-ta-ree rohsh-NEE-an) |
| Korean | 오로라 (OH-roh-rah) |
| Hebrew | הַזֹּהַר הַצְּפוֹנִי (hah-ZOH-hahr hah-tsfoh-NEE) |
| Greek | βόρειο σέλας (VOH-ree-oh SEH-las) |
| Dutch | noorderlicht (NOHR-der-likht) |
| Tagalog | liwanag sa hilaga (lee-WAH-nag sa hee-LAH-gah) |
| Vietnamese | cực quang (kuuk KWAHNG) |
| Turkish | kuzey ışıkları (kuu-ZAY uh-shuhk-lah-RUH) |
| Persian | شفق قطبی (sha-FAGH-e ghot-BEE) |
| Polish | zorza polarna (ZOR-zhah poh-LAR-nah) |
| Ukrainian | північне сяйво (peev-NEECH-ne SYE-vo) |
| Bengali | মেরুজ্যোতি (MAY-roo-jyoh-tee) |
| Swedish | norrsken (NOR-shayn) |
| Italian | aurora boreale (ow-ROH-rah boh-reh-AH-leh) |
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