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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024south•ern /ˈsʌðɚn/USA pronunciation adj. - lying toward, located in, or directed toward the south.
- coming from the south, as a wind.
- of or relating to the south.
- Place Names[Southern] of or relating to the South of the United States.
- Astronomybeing or located south of the equator:a southern constellation; the Southern Hemisphere.
n. [countable] - Place Names[often: Southern] Southerner (def. 2).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024south•ern (suᵺ′ərn),USA pronunciation adj. - lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the south.
- coming from the south, as a wind.
- of or pertaining to the south.
- Place Names(cap.) of or pertaining to the South of the United States.
- Astronomybeing or located south of the celestial equator or of the zodiac:a southern constellation.
n. - Place Names(often cap.) southerner (def. 2).
- Language Varieties(cap.) 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.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English sūtherne. See south, -ern
- Terry, 1924–95, U.S. novelist and screenwriter.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: southern /ˈsʌðən/ adj - situated in or towards the south
- (of a wind, etc) coming from the south
- native to, inhabiting, or growing in the south
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Southern /ˈsʌðən/ adj - of, relating to, or characteristic of the south of a particular region or country
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