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southern - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'southern' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Southern [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to the south; situated in, or proceeding from, the south; situated or proceeding toward the south.
2 . Southern [ n.]
- A Southerner.

Meaning of 'southern' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . southern [ a]
Meaning (1):
- situated in or coming from regions of the south
Example in sentence:
  • southern constellations;
  • the southern hemisphere
Meaning (2):
- in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
Example in sentence:
  • southern cooking;
  • southern hospitality;
  • southern plantations
3 . southern [ s]
Meaning (3):
- from the south; used especially of wind
Example in sentence:
  • a hot southerly wind;
  • southern breezes;
  • the winds are southerly
Meaning (4):
- situated in or oriented toward the south
Example in sentence:
  • a southern exposure;
  • took a southerly course