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southern
1[ suhth-ern ]
adjective
- lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the south.
- coming from the south, as a wind.
- of or relating to the south.
- Southern, of or relating to the South of the United States.
- Southern, Astronomy. being or located south of the celestial equator or of the zodiac:
a southern constellation.
noun
- Often Southern. southerner ( def 2 ).
- Southern, the dialect of English spoken in the eastern parts of Maryland, Virginia, and the Carolinas, in Florida, in the southern parts of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, and in southeastern Texas.
Southern
2[ suhth-ern ]
noun
- Terry, 1924–95, U.S. novelist and screenwriter.
southern
1/ ˈʌðə /
adjective
- situated in or towards the south
- (of a wind, etc) coming from the south
- native to, inhabiting, or growing in the south
- sometimes capital astronomy south of the celestial equator
Southern
2/ ˈʌðə /
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the south of a particular region or country
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
From the Southgate Centre, on the city’s southern edge, to the downtown financial district, it seemed as if everyone, from students and shopkeepers to cabbies and the cable guy, were wearing Oiler sweaters.
At least 500 people have been injured in a massive explosion at a port in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas, state media is reporting.
The Times was curious to see where people were spotting the three most frequently observed lizard species in Southern California, the fence, the common side-blotched lizard and the southern alligator lizard.
Earlier this week, Trump accused Zelensky of harming peace negotiations, after the Ukrainian leader again ruled out recognising Russian control of Crimea, a southern Ukrainian peninsula illegally annexed by Moscow in 2014.
The position of the areas of high and low pressure may alter by next weekend, allowing cooler air to reach northern parts of the UK and showers may affect southern areas.
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