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southern

Definition

  • noun: 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
  • adjective: located in or toward the south
  • adjective: of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated South
  • synonyms: southerner, south, southerly

Examples

  • the 'southern' shore of the lake

  • the 'southern' part of the state

  • a 'southern' species

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Your hold on the North will never be secure as long as a Stark can walk through that door. Castle Black isn't defended on the southern side. And the few men left are barely men at all. Farm boys and thieves. With a small force, we could storm the castle, kill Jon Snow-- Murder the Lord Commander (..)
    2016 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Home Season: 6 Episode 2