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Northern Lights
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Northern Lights
(noun)
Northern Lights
noun
Northern Lights
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of NORTHERN LIGHTS
the Northern Lights
:
large areas of green, red, blue, or yellow light that sometimes appear in the night sky in far northern regions
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called also
aurora borealis
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