adjadj.allin or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon lineAttributes:Confederacy Confederate States Confederate States of America Dixie Dixieland South South
Examples:- southern hospitality
- southern cooking
- southern plantations
Antonyms:northern
Inherited Hypernyms:southern
Similar to:Confederate gray grey
adj satadj.allsituated in or oriented toward the southSynset:southerly
Examples:- a southern exposure
- took a southerly course
Antonyms:north
Derivationally Related Form:southernness
Inherited Hypernyms:southerly
Similar to:south
adjadj.allsituated in or coming from regions of the southAttributes:south
Examples:- the southern hemisphere
- southern constellations
Antonyms:northern
Derivationally Related Form:southernness
Inherited Hypernyms:southern
Similar to:austral meridional south-central
adj satadj.allfrom the south; used especially of windSynset:southerly
Examples:- a hot southerly wind
- southern breezes
- the winds are southerly
Antonyms:north
Derivationally Related Form:southernnesssouther
Inherited Hypernyms:southerly
Similar to:south