About The Word Southern
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Southern
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What's The Definition Of Southern?
[adj] from the south; used especially of wind; "a hot south wind"; "southern breezes"; "the winds are southerly"
[adj] situated in or oriented toward the south; "a southern exposure"; "took a southerly course" [adj] situated in or coming from regions of the south; "the southern hemisphere"; "southern constellations" [adj] in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "Southern hospitality"; "southern cooking"; "southern plantations" Synonyms | Synonyms for Southern: austral | Confederate | gray | grey | meridional | rebel | south | south-central | southerly Related Terms | Find terms related to Southern: See Also | Southern In Webster's Dictionary \South"ern\ (?; 277), a. [AS. s??ern. See {South}.]
Of or pertaining to the south; situated in, or proceeding
from, the south; situated or proceeding toward the south.
{Southern Cross} (Astron.), a constellation of the southern
hemisphere containing several bright stars so related in
position as to resemble a cross.
{Southern Fish} (Astron.), a constelation of the southern
hemisphere ({Piscis Australis}) containing the bright star
Fomalhaut.
{Southern States} (U.S. Hist. & Geog.), the States of the
American Union lying south of Pennsylvania and the Ohio
River, with Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. Before the
Civil War, Missouri also, being a slave State, was classed
as one of the Southern States.
\South"ern\, n. A Southerner. [R.] |
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