southern

Adjective
Synonyms: southerly

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (4)

  1. in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line“southern hospitality”“southern cooking”“southern plantations”
  2. situated in or oriented toward the south“a southern exposure”“took a southerly course”Synonyms: southerly
  3. situated in or coming from regions of the south“the southern hemisphere”“southern constellations”
  4. from the south; used especially of wind“a hot southerly wind”“southern breezes”“the winds are southerly”Synonyms: southerly
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Southern \South"ern\, n. A Southerner. [R.] [1913 Webster]
Southern \South"ern\ (?; 277), a. [AS. s[=u][eth]ern. See South.] Of or pertaining to the south; situated in, or proceeding from, the south; situated or proceeding toward the south. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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