southernly
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of southernly
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The last recorded southernly moose sighting was just west of Stevens Pass in 2009, according to the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
Roughly 25 minutes later, Rebecca tells us Dyson "actually spent some time in the southernly region."
From The Verge ● Feb. 26, 2015
The cases 23, 24, are filled with curiosities from more southernly parts of the North American continent; and chiefly with various objects from the most interesting of the old inhabitants of America—the Mexicans.
From How to See the British Museum in Four Visits by Jerrold, W. Blanchard
After crossing the river, we hurried along by a more southernly and straighter road than we formerly came by, and reached Kazé towards the latter end of June.
From What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile by Speke, John Hanning
Guam, the southernly and principal island, is 100 miles in circumference, and has a population of 8,100, of which 1,400 are Europeans.
From The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient by Halstead, Murat
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