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south·ern (sut̸h′ərn)
adjective
- in, of, to, toward, or facing the south
- from the south a southern wind
- ☆ of or characteristic of the South
- ☆ 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 )
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