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  southron

  noun

  southerner.
• Southron
  Southron

  noun

  a Southerner, esp an Englishman

southron

American  

[suhth-ruhn] / ˈsʌð rən /

noun

1. Southern U.S. southerner.

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

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Southron British  

/ ˈsʌðrən /

noun

1. a Southerner, esp an Englishman

2. the English language as spoken in England

3. dialect an inhabitant of the South, esp at the time of the Civil War

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adjective

1. of or relating to the South or to England

Etymology

Origin of southron

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

Example Sentences

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He was a veteran of a hundred rangings by now, and the endless dark wilderness that the southron called the haunted forest had no more tenors for him.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

"And when night falls, there are said to be ghosts, cold vengeful spirits of the north who hunger for southron blood."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Whilst the southron knights and lordlings struggled, the men of the northern hills fared better.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

On three sides the pavilions of the southron lordlings who had come north with Stannis surrounded it.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Peasebury, Cobb, Foxglove, and other southron lords urged the king to make camp until the storm had passed.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Louisiana, hewing true to the idea of the Southron drawl, is the slowest-talking state at 4.78 syllables per second.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 25, 2023

The rushlight lit at Jarrow or a Southron sporting fashion?

From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2012

But the Men of Rhûn and of Harad, Easterling and Southron, saw the ruin of their war and the great majesty and glory of the Captains of the West.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Southron knights and men-at-arms, loyal to King Stannis or the red woman or both, and Sworn Brothers of the Night’s Watch.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

The lines of fire became flowing torrents, file upon file of Orcs bearing flames, and wild Southron men with red banners, shouting with harsh tongues, surging up, overtaking the retreat.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien