Southern
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsʌðən/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Southern is an adjective meaning Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.
Meaning
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.
More Meanings
- Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe or the southern United States.
- Of a wind: blowing from the south; southerly.
- Synonym of southerner.
Example Sentences
The southern climate.
Then in 1835 it (negatively) remarked 'a national tone and feeling [. . .] with which we southerns do not wholly sympathize'.
A group of Thai researchers found the spider during an expedition to Phang-Nga province in southern Thailand to research the diversity and distribution of tarantulas in the country.
The peace which the French leaguers made soon after with Louis XL, for money and offices, did not satisfy the southerns, whose views in this patriotic war had been wholly different.
Word Forms
- southernmost
- southerns
Synonyms for southern
Depending on context, synonyms include southerly, austral, meridional, southerner, rebel, grey.
Antonyms for southern
Common opposites include northern, boreal, septentrional.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include meridional, austral, confederate, south, southerly, gray.
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