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English adjective: southern | |||
| 1. | southern in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line | ||
| Samples | Southern hospitality. Southern cooking. Southern plantations. | ||
| Similar | Confederate, gray, grey | ||
| Attribute | Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland, South, South | ||
| Antonyms | northern | ||
| 2. | southern situated in or oriented toward the south | ||
| Samples | A southern exposure. Took a southerly course. | ||
| Synonyms | southerly | ||
| Similar | south | ||
| Antonyms | north | ||
| 3. | southern situated in or coming from regions of the south | ||
| Samples | The southern hemisphere. Southern constellations. | ||
| Similar | austral, meridional, south-central | ||
| Attribute | south | ||
| Antonyms | northern | ||
| 4. | southern from the south; used especially of wind | ||
| Samples | A hot southerly wind. Southern breezes. The winds are southerly. | ||
| Synonyms | southerly | ||
| Similar | south | ||
| Antonyms | north | ||
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