southern
[ suhth -ern ]
/ ˈsʌð ərn /
adjective
noun
(often initial capital letter)
southerner(def 2).
(initial capital letter)
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.
Words nearby southern
Definition for southern (2 of 2)
Southern
[ suhth -ern ]
/ ˈsʌð ərn /
noun
Terry,1924–95,
U.S. novelist and screenwriter.
OTHER WORDS FROM Southern
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British Dictionary definitions for southern (1 of 2)
southern
/ (ˈsʌðən) /
adjective
situated in or towards the south
(of a wind, etc) coming from the south
native to, inhabiting, or growing in the south
(sometimes capital) astronomy
south of the celestial equator
British Dictionary definitions for southern (2 of 2)
Southern
/ (ˈsʌðən) /
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of the south of a particular region or country