southron

[ suhth-ruhn ]

noun
  1. Southern U.S. southerner (def. 2).

  2. (usually initial capital letter)Scot. a native or inhabitant of England.

Origin of southron

1
1425–75; late Middle English; earlier southren (variant of southern), modeled on Saxon, Briton, etc.

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British Dictionary definitions for Southron

Southron

/ (ˈsʌðrən) /


noun
  1. mainly Scot a Southerner, esp an Englishman

  2. Scot the English language as spoken in England

  1. dialect, mainly Southern US an inhabitant of the South, esp at the time of the Civil War

adjective
  1. mainly Scot of or relating to the South or to England

Origin of Southron

1
C15: Scottish variant of Southern

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