southland

[ south-luh nd, -land ]

/ ˈsaʊθ lənd, -ˌlænd /

a southern area.

the southern part of a country.

the Southland, the U.S. South.

Origin of southland

before 1000; Middle English south lond, Old English sūthland; see south, land

south·land·er, noun

On Southland, McKenzie played Ben Sherman, a patrol officer on the mean streets of Los Angeles.

Ben McKenzie’s Journey From Reluctant Teen Idol on ‘The O.C.’ to Sheriff of ‘Gotham’ |Marlow Stern |November 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“Southland was an incredibly functional show where everyone wanted to be there,” says McKenzie.

Ben McKenzie’s Journey From Reluctant Teen Idol on ‘The O.C.’ to Sheriff of ‘Gotham’ |Marlow Stern |November 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Both Benjamin McKenzie (Southland) and Rachel Bilson (Hart of Dixie) successfully landed new TV series.

Whatever Happened to ‘The O.C.’ Star Mischa Barton? |Ramin Setoodeh |March 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Ultimately, Southland should be celebrated for its complicated and compelling look at the men and women who keep us safe.

‘Southland’: Television’s Most Underrated Drama |Jace Lacob |February 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

In a television season that has given us dreck like Zero Hour, Mob Doctor, and Do No Harm, Southland should be a hit.

‘Southland’: Television’s Most Underrated Drama |Jace Lacob |February 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But what a paradox is presented in the disregard for law and life today in our common country, including much in our Southland!

Shadow and Light |Mifflin Wistar Gibbs
There were set afloat rumors that a great calamity was about to befall the Southland.

Negro Migration during the War |Emmett J. Scott
They were the northern lights, a sight rarely seen in the southland counties.

Micah Clarke |Arthur Conan Doyle
In the end volunteers were taken into the stokehole and the Southland was beached.

"Over There" with the Australians |R. Hugh Knyvett
Our whole Southland was permeated with the spirit and teachings of the Bible.

The Story of a Confederate boy in the Civil War |David E. Johnston