southland

[ south-luhnd, -land ]

noun

1. a southern area.
2. the southern part of a country.
3. the Southland, the U.S. South.

Other Words From

• southlander noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of southland¹

before 1000; Middle English south lond, Old English sūthland; south, land

Example Sentences

On Southland, McKenzie played Ben Sherman, a patrol officer on the mean streets of Los Angeles.

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“Southland was an incredibly functional show where everyone wanted to be there,” says McKenzie.

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Both Benjamin McKenzie (Southland) and Rachel Bilson (Hart of Dixie) successfully landed new TV series.

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Ultimately, Southland should be celebrated for its complicated and compelling look at the men and women who keep us safe.

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In a television season that has given us dreck like Zero Hour, Mob Doctor, and Do No Harm, Southland should be a hit.

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The native in Trinidad is bright and quick; he is not like his big lazy lout of a brother down in our Southland.

From Project Gutenberg

And each one makes a very eloquent little speech about them things, and rings in something about our fair Southland.

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The first of these accounts expresses the great awakening of southern womanhood in the new activity of the "beloved southland."

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Soon the vineyards and all the signs of the insect life of the southland meet the eye.

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The brilliant verdure of the Southland receded from view, and the more sober vegetation of the Northland came in sight.

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