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southern definition

south·ern (sut̸h′ərn)

adjective

  1. in, of, to, toward, or facing the south
  2. from the south a southern wind
  3. ☆ of or characteristic of the South
  4. ☆ designating a dialect of American English spoken in the Delmarva Peninsula, the Va. Piedmont, E N.C. and S.C., Ga., Fla., Ark., Tenn., and the states along the Gulf of Mexico

Etymology: ME < OE suthern

noun

Dialectal southerner (sense )

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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