Noordelijke

Noordelijke is a Dutch adjective meaning northern or of the north. It is used to describe things located in the north, belonging to the northern part of a region, or associated with northern characteristics. The form noordelijke is the attributive form used before definite nouns (de/het), as in de noordelijke regio or het noordelijke deel. The base form of the adjective is noordelijk; in predicative use after a linking verb the form noordelijk is standard, as in De kustlijn is noordelijk.

The word is formed from Noord- 'north' plus the suffix -elijk, a common way to produce adjectives in Dutch.

Noordelijke frequently appears in geographic and administrative language, especially when distinguishing northern parts of a country, province, or district. It can occur in toponymy, travel writing, weather reports, and regional descriptions, where precise directional designation matters but without naming a specific place designed as a proper noun.

It is not a standalone proper noun or place name in its own right, but may be part of longer place names or official terms.

Related terms include noordelijk, noordelijke wind, noordelijke kust, noordelijke regio, and phrases such as noordelijke provincies (northern provinces). In practice, noordelijke is the standard form before definite nouns.