southern

(sut̸hərn)

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

Origin: ME < OE suthern

noun

Dialectal southerner (sense )

See southern in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Situated in, toward, or facing the south.
  2. Coming from the south: southern breezes.
  3. Native to or growing in the south.
  4. often Southern Of, relating to, or characteristic of southern regions or the South.
  5. Being south of the equator.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English southerne

Origin: , from Old English sūtherne; see sāwel- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • southˈern·nessˌ noun

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