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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

  • (..) - Thank you, Raymond. - I'm on standby. We need to shake hands on this. No. No, I told you, nothing on Sakhalin Island. It's two zones on the southern end. Then you have your bailout. It opens a door I don't want to open. They're being more than reasonable, Mr. President. Reasonable? (..)
    2016 TvShow: House of Cards Title: Chapter 45 Season: 4 Episode 6