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  southron

  noun

  southerner.
• Southron
  Southron

  noun

  a Southerner, esp an Englishman

southron

American  

[suhth-ruhn] / ˈsʌð rən /

noun

1. Southern U.S. southerner.

2. (usually initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of England.

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Southron British  

/ ˈsʌðrən /

noun

1. a Southerner, esp an Englishman

2. the English language as spoken in England

3. dialect an inhabitant of the South, esp at the time of the Civil War

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adjective

1. of or relating to the South or to England

Etymology

Origin of southron

1425–75; late Middle English; earlier southren (variant of southern ), modeled on Saxon, Briton, etc.

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Example Sentences

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southron Southron

“I had nae wish to kill! He was own cousin to the Orkneys! And think ye that the southron prig, him of the white shield, had before refused to ride with him!”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Raisins and nuts and dried ber-ries, but no lemon, that was the rankest sort of southron heresy—which was queer, since he always took lemon in his morning beer.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Whilst the southron knights and lordlings struggled, the men of the northern hills fared better.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

The southron knights rode out in plate and mail, dinted and scarred by the battles they had fought, but still bright enough to glitter when they caught the rising sun.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

"Septa Mordane says I have to do it all over. My things weren't properly folded, she says. A proper southron lady doesn't just throw her clothes inside her chest like old rags, she says."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Louisiana, hewing true to the idea of the Southron drawl, is the slowest-talking state at 4.78 syllables per second.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 25, 2023

The rushlight lit at Jarrow or a Southron sporting fashion?

From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2012

Southron knights and men-at-arms, loyal to King Stannis or the red woman or both, and Sworn Brothers of the Night’s Watch.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

The lines of fire became flowing torrents, file upon file of Orcs bearing flames, and wild Southron men with red banners, shouting with harsh tongues, surging up, overtaking the retreat.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

But the Men of Rhûn and of Harad, Easterling and Southron, saw the ruin of their war and the great majesty and glory of the Captains of the West.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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