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Definition of southern adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

southern

adjective
 
 
/ˈsʌðən/
 
/ˈsʌðərn/
(also Southern)
(abbreviation S)
[usually before noun]
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  1. located in the south or facing south; connected with or typical of the south part of the world or a region
    • the southern slopes of the mountains
    • southern Spain
    • a southern accent
    • the southern part of the region
    • She owns a guest house in the southern city of Seville.
    • southern French cuisine
    • the company's global expansion into the southern hemisphere
    Topics Geographyb1
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySouthern is used with these nouns:
    • accent
    • border
    • boundary
    • …
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    Word OriginOld English sūtherne (from south + -ern).
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