southland
[south-luh nd, -land]
- a southern area.
- the southern part of a country.
- the Southland, the U.S. South.
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Origin of southland
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Contemporary Examples
On Southland, McKenzie played Ben Sherman, a patrol officer on the mean streets of Los Angeles.
Ben McKenzie’s Journey From Reluctant Teen Idol on ‘The O.C.’ to Sheriff of ‘Gotham’Marlow Stern
November 4, 2014
“Southland was an incredibly functional show where everyone wanted to be there,” says McKenzie.
Ben McKenzie’s Journey From Reluctant Teen Idol on ‘The O.C.’ to Sheriff of ‘Gotham’Marlow Stern
November 4, 2014
Both Benjamin McKenzie (Southland) and Rachel Bilson (Hart of Dixie) successfully landed new TV series.
Ultimately, Southland should be celebrated for its complicated and compelling look at the men and women who keep us safe.
In a television season that has given us dreck like Zero Hour, Mob Doctor, and Do No Harm, Southland should be a hit.
Historical Examples
Not alone was he in the geographical Southland, for he was in the Southland of life.
White FangJack London
It did not enter his head that in the Southland it was otherwise.
White FangJack London
Winter is coming, and I must be on my way to the Southland, or the snow will catch me.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their ChildrenMabel Powers
He has made up his mind to start on a trip to the southland to-morrow.
Modern Icelandic PlaysJhann Sigurjnsson
The field below was covered with the dead and wounded of the Southland.
The Civil War Through the CameraHenry W. (Henry William) Elson
Word Origin and History for southland
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper