southern

¹

[suhth-ern]

adjective

1. lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the south.

2. coming from the south, as a wind.

3. of or relating to the south.

4. Southern, of or relating to the South of the United States.

5. Astronomy.,  Southern, being or located south of the celestial equator or of the zodiac.

   a southern constellation.

noun

1. Often Southern southerner.

2. Southern, the dialect of English spoken in the eastern parts of Maryland, Virginia, and the Carolinas, in Florida, in the southern parts of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, and in southeastern Texas.

Southern

²

[suhth-ern]

noun

1. Terry, 1924–95, U.S. novelist and screenwriter.

southern

¹

/ ˈsʌðən /

adjective

1. situated in or towards the south

2. (of a wind, etc) coming from the south

3. native to, inhabiting, or growing in the south

4. (sometimes capital) astronomy south of the celestial equator

Southern

²

/ ˈsʌðən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the south of a particular region or country

Word History and Origins

Origin of southern¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English sūtherne; south, -ern

Example Sentences

Instead of sharing the snacks and satnav duties, she and her partner ended up hitching a lift on a private charter flight laid on for southern hemisphere players involved in the autumn internationals.

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Since the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel that killed about 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage, triggering the war in Gaza, Israel has significantly tightened its control over the West Bank.

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Israeli media cited the IDF as saying that about 700,000 residents had so far evacuated to southern Gaza since the plans for the offensive were announced last month.

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He inherits an economy that is in deep crisis, with a severe shortage of fuel and foreign currency in the poor southern African state.

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Rescuers say 20 people have been injured in southern Israel after the Israeli military said a drone was launched from Yemen.

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