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southern

/ˈsʌðɚn/adjective2 syllables

Southern means: in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line.

Synonyms for southern9

adjective, as in in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

Confederate, grey, gray

adjective, as in situated in or coming from regions of the south

austral, meridional, south-central

adjective, as in situated in or oriented toward the south

southerly, south

adjective, as in from the south; used especially of wind

southerly, south

also used for southern

southerner

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Opposites of southern

northern

What does southern mean?4

adjective

1

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line“southern hospitality”

2

situated in or coming from regions of the south“the Southern Hemisphere”

3

situated in or oriented toward the south“a southern exposure”

4

from the south; used especially of wind“a hot southerly wind”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Southern in a sentence

  • As the house has a southern aspect, it is very sunny.unknown
  • In the southern hemisphere, it's the other way round.sundown
  • We'll attack their southern flank here, here, and here.Eccles17
  • I would prefer a room with a southern exposure.sharptoothed
  • Which continent is found entirely within the southern hemisphere?rul
  • Mars contains highlands which occur in the southern hemisphere.Hybrid
  • He lives in the southern part of the city.CK
  • The southern shore of the lake is marshy and inaccessible.sundown

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Forms of southern

as a adjective

superlative
southernmost