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Southern - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Southern : adj
1: in or characteristic of a region of the United States south
of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "southern
hospitality"; "southern cooking"; "southern
plantations" [ant: northern]
2: situated in or oriented toward the south; "a southern
exposure"; "took a southerly course" [syn: southerly]
3: situated in or coming from regions of the south; "the
southern hemisphere"; "southern constellations" [ant: northern]
4: from the south; used especially of wind; "a hot south wind";
"southern breezes"; "the winds are southerly" [syn: southerly]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Southern : \South"ern\, n.
A Southerner. [R.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Southern : \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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Southern |
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philrunslondon: Stump of a finger nor enjoying cold. Should have just cut whole thing off - its turned Southern! |
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YahooNews: Taliban sneak past Marines in Southern Afghanistan (AP) http://bit.ly/7aDKgd |
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itsmeemg: @duneya now it's 1142pm i'm in Southern california :) have a great day!! |
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