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souther

American  
[sou-ther] / ˈsaʊ ðər /

noun

  1. a wind or storm from the south.


souther British  
/ ˈsaʊðə /

noun

  1. a strong wind or storm from the south

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of souther

First recorded in 1860–65; south + -er 1

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Take the wildfires that devastated souther California's wine industry in 2020.

From Salon May 1, 2024

Other exported species include map turtles, named after the light markings on their shells; river cooters; souther painted turtes; and spiny softshells and common snapping turtles, especially prized for the food market in China.

From National Geographic Nov. 10, 2016

Sen. Robert F. Kennedy is greeted in souther Tanzania on a Peace Corps visit on June 6, 1966. 

From US News Jun. 6, 2016

Sure not at all: that happint up at Lough Gortragh, and this I'm talkin' about was in the Tullaroe River, a dale souther of the Lough.

From Strangers at Lisconnel by Jane Barlow

So we heaved off our ship againe into five fathoms water, and sent our boate to sound the bay, and we found that there was three fathoms hard by the souther shoare.

From Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682 by Francis W. (Francis Whiting) Halsey

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