Definitions for Southern
ˈsʌð ərnSouth·ern

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. southernadjective

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

   "southern hospitality"; "southern cooking"; "southern plantations"

2. southerly, southernadjective

   situated in or oriented toward the south

   "a southern exposure"; "took a southerly course"

3. southernadjective

   situated in or coming from regions of the south

   "the southern hemisphere"; "southern constellations"

4. southerly, southernadjective

   from the south; used especially of wind

   "a hot southerly wind"; "southern breezes"; "the winds are southerly"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. southernadjective

   Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.

2. southernadjective

   Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe or the southern United States.

   The southern climate.

3. southernadjective

   Of a wind: blowing from the south; southerly.

4. Southernadjective

   from or pertaining to the southern part of any region

5. Southernadjective

   from or pertaining to the South, the south-eastern states of the United States, or to the inhabitants or culture of that region.

   The southern climate.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Southernadjective

   of or pertaining to the south; situated in, or proceeding from, the south; situated or proceeding toward the south

   Etymology: [AS. sern. See South.]

2. Southernnoun

   a Southerner

   Etymology: [AS. sern. See South.]

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1. Southern

   Southern is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by Govia operating the South Central franchise. It is a subsidiary of Govia, a joint venture between transport groups Go-Ahead and Keolis, and has operated the South Central rail franchise since August 2001 and the Gatwick Express service since June 2008. Southern operates passenger services from London Bridge and London Victoria to Beckenham Junction, Epsom Downs, Leatherhead, East Grinstead, Uckfield, Caterham, Tattenham Corner, Horsham, Littlehampton, Bognor Regis, Southampton, Portsmouth, Brighton, Eastbourne and Ore. It also operates services from Brighton to Ashford, Brighton to Seaford, Brighton to Southampton and South Croydon to Milton Keynes.

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1. southern

   Relating to the direction south.

   The southern hemisphere has a different climate to the northern hemisphere.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 19, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Southern' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1903

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Southern' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2160

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Southern' in Adjectives Frequency: #246

How to pronounce Southern?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Southern in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Southern in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Southern in a Sentence

1. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush:

   This also calls to mind the need to make sure we protect our borders, our southern border particularly.

2. Chris Shepherd:

   I'm so honored that Dave chose Southern Smoke as his charity, now, more than ever, with indoor dining shut down in many parts of the country and temperatures dropping to prohibit outdoor dining, food and beverage industry employees are desperate.

3. John McCain:

   I'm not sure about that, my forebearers fought in the Civil War on the Southern side. They fought for what they believed in, so I can't go that far.

4. Vladimir Putin:

   We have information from a variety of sources that such provocations... are being prepared in other parts of Syria, including in southern suburbs of Damascus.

5. The IDF:

   After terrorists in Gaza Strip fired a barrage of rockets at central and southern Israel over the past few hours, we just struck three Hamas terrorists in Gaza Strip.

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