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southern

DEFINITIONS OF: southern

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adj situated in or oriented toward the south

“a southern exposure”
Synonyms:
southerly
south
situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south

adj situated in or coming from regions of the south

“the southern hemisphere”
southern constellations”
Synonyms
austral
of the south or coming from the south
meridional
located in the south or characteristic of southern people or places
south-central
being in or of a region of the United States including the states of the lower Mississippi valley and east of the Rio Grande
Antonyms:
northern
situated in or coming from regions of the north
boreal, circumboreal
comprising or throughout far northern regions
north-central
being in or of a region of the United States generally including states of the upper Mississippi valley and Great Lakes region lying north of the Ohio River and the southern boundaries of Kansas and Missouri and between the western boundary of Pennsylvania and the eastern boundaries of Montana and Wyoming and Colorado
septrional
of northern regions; from the seven stars (or seven plowing oxen) of Ursa Major
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adj from the south; used especially of wind

southern breezes”
Synonyms:
southerly
south
situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south

adj in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

southern hospitality”
southern cooking”
southern plantations”
Synonyms
Confederate
of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War
gray, grey
used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
Antonyms:
northern
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
blue
used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)
Federal, Union
being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War
Yankee
used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)
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