south·ern
ˈsə-t͟hərn 
1
capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated South
2
a
: lying toward the south
b
: coming from the south
a southern wind
: the dialect of English spoken in most of the Chesapeake Bay area, the coastal plain and the greater part of the upland plateau in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, and the Gulf states at least as far west as the valley of the Brazos in Texas and sometimes taken to include the south Midland area
Examples of southern in a Sentence
Adjective
the southern part of the state
the southern shore of the lake
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USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
What’s Next for Paco Cabezas Beyond completing La Nena and his upcoming Wednesday season 3 commitments, Cabezas is developing La Línea, a film set in the drug-trafficking hub of southern Spain.
—Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Dispersed overnight camping is allowed on the southern end of Shell Key with a $6 permit from Pinellas County.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2025
Amid growing international pressure, Israel established a new aid system in May in southern and central Gaza that would allow it greater control over aid deliveries.
—Samuel Granados, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Hours after Witkoff's visit, Palestinian medics reported Israeli forces had shot dead three Palestinians near one of the group's sites in the city on Gaza's southern edge.
—USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
What’s Next for Paco Cabezas Beyond completing La Nena and his upcoming Wednesday season 3 commitments, Cabezas is developing La Línea, a film set in the drug-trafficking hub of southern Spain.
—Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Dispersed overnight camping is allowed on the southern end of Shell Key with a $6 permit from Pinellas County.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2025
Amid growing international pressure, Israel established a new aid system in May in southern and central Gaza that would allow it greater control over aid deliveries.
—Samuel Granados, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Southern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southern. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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southern
adjective
south·ern
ˈsət͟h-ərn
1
capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the South
2
: lying toward or coming from the south
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