southern

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adjective

1. in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line (Freq. 30)
- southern hospitality
- southern cooking
- southern plantations
• Ant:
northern
• Similar to:
Confederate, grey, gray
• Attrubites:
South, Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland
2. situated in or oriented toward the south (Freq. 7)
- a southern exposure
- took a southerly course
• Syn:
southerly
• Similar to:
south
• Derivationally related forms:
southernness
3. situated in or coming from regions of the south (Freq. 3)
- the southern hemisphere
- southern constellations
• Ant:
northern
• Similar to:
austral, meridional, south-central
• Derivationally related forms:
southernness
• Attrubites:
south
4. from the south;
used especially of wind (Freq. 1)
- a hot southerly wind
- southern breezes
- the winds are southerly
• Syn:
southerly
• Similar to:
south
• Derivationally related forms:
southernness, souther (for: southerly)