southern
adjective /ˈsʌðən/
/ˈsʌðərn/
(also Southern)
(abbreviation S)
[usually before noun]- located in the south or facing south; connected with or typical of the south part of the world or a region
- the southern slopes of the mountains
- southern Spain
- a southern accent
- the southern part of the region
- She owns a guest house in the southern city of Seville.
- southern French cuisine
- the company's global expansion into the southern hemisphere
Oxford Collocations DictionarySouthern is used with these nouns:- accent
- border
- boundary
- …
Word OriginOld English sūtherne (from south + -ern).