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Deep South - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Dixieland, East, North, Northeast, Northwest, S, South, Southeast, Southwest, Sunbelt, West, Antarctic, Arctic, Austral, Boreal |
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Red shows states most commonly considered a part of the Deep South. (Pink states are states that are sometimes considered a part of the deep south) The Dictionary of Cultural Literary describes the "Deep South" as the southernmost tier of southern states: South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. The National Endowment for the Humanities defines the Deep South as Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Princeton University's WordNet describes it as South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
The "Deep South" is usually defined in opposition to the border states of Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Arkansas, as well as the peripheral southern states of Florida and Texas.
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