southern

¹

[ suhth-ern ]

adjective

1. lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the south.
2. coming from the south, as a wind.
3. of or relating to the south.
4. Southern, of or relating to the South of the United States.
5. Southern, Astronomy. being or located south of the celestial equator or of the zodiac:

   a southern constellation.

noun

1. Often Southern. southerner ( def 2 ).
2. Southern, the dialect of English spoken in the eastern parts of Maryland, Virginia, and the Carolinas, in Florida, in the southern parts of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, and in southeastern Texas.

Southern

²

[ suhth-ern ]

noun

1. Terry, 1924–95, U.S. novelist and screenwriter.

southern

¹

/ ˈsʌðən /

adjective

1. situated in or towards the south
2. (of a wind, etc) coming from the south
3. native to, inhabiting, or growing in the south
4. sometimes capital astronomy south of the celestial equator

Southern

²

/ ˈsʌðən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the south of a particular region or country

Word History and Origins

Origin of southern¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English sūtherne; south, -ern

Example Sentences

They named the animal Skiphosoura bavarica meaning ‘sword tail from Bavaria’ because it comes from southern Germany and has a very unusual short, but stiff and pointed tail.

From Science Daily

The Lebanese group launched its campaign the day after the Hamas attacks on southern Israel last year, saying it was acting in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

From BBC

Israel escalated its attacks in September with thousands of airstrikes on Lebanon’s southern and eastern regions, along with the capital, and launched an invasion in a bid to uproot Hezbollah from areas near the border.

From Los Angeles Times

At least 35 people were killed in a car attack in southern China on 12 November, and eight people were killed in a stabbing at a school in eastern China over the weekend.

From BBC

His farming career began in the 1970s when he inherited a rubber plantation in the the southern Indian state of Kerala , which he managed alongside his career as a doctor.

From BBC