southern
IPA: sˈʌðɝn
noun
- Synonym of southerner
- A surname.
- Ellipsis of Southern Comfort. [An American fruit-flavored whiskey liqueur, created in New Orleans in 1874, which is caramel in color.]
adjective
- Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.
- Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe or the southern United States.
- Of a wind: blowing from the south; southerly.
- (not in the US) From or pertaining to the southern part of any region.
- (chiefly US) From or pertaining to the South, the south-eastern states of the United States, or to the inhabitants or culture of that region.
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Examples of "southern" in Sentences
- The area is located in the southern east.
- Zephyr is coming from southern part of the region.
- The potato originated in the region of southern Peru.
- It's what we call a southern branch of the jet stream.
- The gate is located in the southern section of the wall.
- The foothill is located in the southern portion of the area.
- It exhibits the biodiversity of the southern region of India.
- The polar regions include the Arctic Ocean and the Southern Ocean.
- The southern terminus of the highway is located at the observatory.
- I think the term "southern" brings to mind racism more than "baptist" does.
- Is he the boss of the RTA for the Southern Region or the head archaeologist
- The climate in the region is generally cool, owing to the southern latitude.
- It's what we call a southern branch of the jet stream, an active branch when El Nino happens.
- "The term southern hospitality is there for a reason," says Grand Bear's head golf pro Mike Buckley.
- 'There is speculation about China trying to capture what they call southern Tibet (Arunachal Pradesh).
- Well, the term southern strategy, to me, as it is personified by Mr. Nixon, really means the reversal of the New Society philosophies that
- His aims - to "desectarianise" his word southern society, achieve social reforms and eliminate poverty - were laudable but not fully achieved.
- In a convention address, Tsvangirai had urged his followers to stock up with scarce foodstuffs for what he called a southern hemisphere winter of discontent.
- There's a very large low pressure system that, in fact, is going to roll through the Southwest, part of that very active, what we call southern stream, kind of indicative of what El Nino can bring.
- According to Gary Lucier, an Ag Economist with the United States Department of Agriculture, 48 percent of all cole slaw eaten in the United States is consumed in the 16 states in what they call the southern region.