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southernmost

American  
[suhth-ern-mohst, -muhst] / ˈsʌð ərnˌmoʊst, -məst /

adjective

  1. farthest south.


southernmost British  
/ ˈsʌðənˌməʊst /

adjective

  1. situated or occurring farthest 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 southernmost

First recorded in 1715–25; southern + -most

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Wednesday's interim ruling issued by a court in Argentina's southernmost province, Tierra del Fuego, follows a lawsuit filed by 1982 war veterans and environmental lawyers earlier this month.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Abu Dhabi is also behind a planned development in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost province.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

To anyone with a knowledge of the United Kingdom's southernmost county, this figure is instantly recognisable as Cornish.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

A 2024 Nature Ecology & Evolution study reported 9,000 years of genetic continuity in southernmost Africa, highlighting the region's long and unusually deep human population history.

From Science Daily Apr. 26, 2026

We’re deep in the valley, across the river, where the southernmost mountain mirrors the mountain to the north, across the water.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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