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Meaning of southern

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

southern

Pronunciation:/ˈsʌðɚn//ˈsʌðən//ˈsʌðɚn/

noun

Definitions

  1. Someone from one of the states which seceded in 1861 and briefly formed the Confederate States of America, or, more broadly, from some neighboring states as well (but excluding geographically-southerly states like Arizona); compare the South.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.

  2. Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe or the southern United States.

    Example: The southern climate.

  3. Of a wind: blowing from the south; southerly.

noun

Definitions

  1. A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom.

    Antonyms:northerner