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South·ern
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ˈsʌð
ərn
/
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th
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noun
Terry,
1924–95,
U.S. novelist and screenwriter.
Related forms
pro-South·ern,
adjective
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southern
(ˈsʌðən)
—
adj
1.
situated in or towards the south
2.
(of a wind, etc) coming from the south
3.
native to, inhabiting, or growing in the south
4.
(
sometimes capital
)
astronomy
south of the celestial equator
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Southern
(ˈsʌðən)
—
adj
of, relating to, or characteristic of the south of a particular region or country
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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southern
O.E. suðerne, from suð "south" (see
south
) + -erne, suffix denoting direction.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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