southland
Americannoun
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a southern area.
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the southern part of a country.
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the Southland, the U.S. South.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of southland
before 1000; Middle English south lond, Old English sūthland; see south, land
Example Sentences
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After a heatwave struck Southern California, fires are erupted all across the southland burning hundreds of thousands of acres while threatening homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024
That homey backwoods southland isn’t Wallen’s territory alone.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2021
From the 1930s to the 90s, country music fans across the southland could always hear a distinctive, homegrown sound.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 29, 2017
Most malls and southland shopping areas offer trick-or-treating opportunities and special events.
From Los Angeles Times
Only the charge of Dol Amroth had saved him from the red southland swords that would have hewed him as he lay.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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