Southern — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

situated in or oriented toward the south

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌðɚn/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌðən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌðən/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈʌðɚn/.

Examples

southern hospitality
southern cooking
southern plantations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

southerly

Antonyms

northern

Parts of Speech

adjective	in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line “southern hospitality”
adjective	situated in or oriented toward the south “a southern exposure”
adjective	situated in or coming from regions of the south “the southern hemisphere”
adjective	from the south; used especially of wind “a hot southerly wind”

Word Forms

southernness	noun	the property of being to the south
souther	noun	a wind from the south

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Süd-

in oder charakteristisch für eine Region der Vereinigten Staaten südlich (ungefähr) der Mason-Dixon-Linie

🇫🇷French

du sud

dans ou caractéristique d'une région des États-Unis au sud (approximativement) de la ligne Mason-Dixon

🇪🇸Spanish

del sur

en o característica de una región de los Estados Unidos al sur de (aproximadamente) la línea Mason-Dixon

🇮🇹Italian

meridionale

o caratteristica di una regione degli Stati Uniti a sud (approssimativamente) della linea Mason-Dixon

🇳🇱Dutch

zuidelijk

in of kenmerkend voor een regio van de Verenigde Staten ten zuiden van (ongeveer) de Mason-Dixon-lijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

sul

dentro ou característico de uma região dos Estados Unidos ao sul (aproximadamente) da linha Mason-Dixon

🇷🇺Russian

южный

в регионе Соединенных Штатов к югу (приблизительно) от линии Мейсона-Диксона или в его характеристике

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दक्षिण

मेसन-डिक्सन रेखा के दक्षिण में (लगभग) संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका के एक क्षेत्र में या उसकी विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

দক্ষিণ

মেসন-ডিক্সন লাইনের (প্রায়) দক্ষিণে মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের একটি অঞ্চলের মধ্যে বা বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

தெற்கு

மேசன்-டிக்சன் கோட்டிற்கு தெற்கே (தோராயமாக) அமெரிக்காவின் ஒரு பகுதியில் அல்லது அதன் சிறப்பியல்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

దక్షిణాది

మాసన్-డిక్సన్ రేఖకు దక్షిణంగా (సుమారుగా) యునైటెడ్ స్టేట్స్ ప్రాంతంలో లేదా లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

दक्षिणेकडील

मेसन-डिक्सन लाइनच्या दक्षिणेस (अंदाजे) युनायटेड स्टेट्सच्या प्रदेशातील किंवा वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण

🇮🇳Gujarati

દક્ષિણ

મેસન-ડિક્સન લાઇનની દક્ષિણે (આશરે) યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સના પ્રદેશમાં અથવા તેની લાક્ષણિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಕ್ಷಿಣದ

ಮೇಸನ್-ಡಿಕ್ಸನ್ ರೇಖೆಯ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಕ್ಕೆ (ಸರಿಸುಮಾರು) ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಸ್ಟೇಟ್ಸ್‌ನ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തെക്കൻ

മേസൺ-ഡിക്സൺ ലൈനിന് തെക്ക് (ഏകദേശം) യുണൈറ്റഡ് സ്റ്റേറ്റ്സിലെ ഒരു പ്രദേശത്തിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੱਖਣੀ

(ਲਗਭਗ) ਮੇਸਨ-ਡਿਕਸਨ ਲਾਈਨ ਦੇ ਦੱਖਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਰਾਜ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਖੇਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جنوبی

(تقریباً) میسن-ڈکسن لائن کے جنوب میں ریاستہائے متحدہ کے ایک خطے میں یا اس کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

南部

位于（大约）梅森-迪克森线以南的美国地区或该地区的特征

🇯🇵Japanese

南部の

米国の（ほぼ）メイソン・ディクソン線より南の地域にある、またはその地域に特徴的な

🇰🇷Korean

남부 지방 사투리

(대략) 메이슨-딕슨 선 남쪽의 미국 지역 또는 그 지역의 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

miền nam

trong hoặc đặc trưng của một vùng của Hoa Kỳ ở phía nam (xấp xỉ) ranh giới Mason-Dixon

🇹🇭Thai

ภาคใต้

ในหรือลักษณะของภูมิภาคทางตอนใต้ของสหรัฐอเมริกา (ประมาณ) เส้นเมสัน-ดิกสัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

selatan

di atau karakteristik suatu wilayah Amerika Serikat di selatan (kira-kira) garis Mason-Dixon

🇵🇭Filipino

timog

sa o katangian ng isang rehiyon ng Estados Unidos sa timog ng (tinatayang) linya ng Mason-Dixon

🇲🇾Malay

selatan

dalam atau ciri wilayah Amerika Syarikat di selatan (kira-kira) garisan Mason-Dixon

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جنوبي

في أو سمة من سمات منطقة من الولايات المتحدة جنوب (تقريبًا) خط ماسون-ديكسون

🇮🇷Persian

جنوبی

در یا ویژگی منطقه ای از ایالات متحده در جنوب (تقریبا) خط میسون-دیکسون

🇹🇷Turkish

güney

Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin Mason-Dixon hattının güneyinde (yaklaşık olarak) bir bölgesinde veya bu bölgenin özelliğinde

🇮🇱Hebrew

דְרוֹמִי

באזור או מאפיין של ארצות הברית דרומית לקו מייסון-דיקסון (בערך)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'southern'?

The primary meaning of 'southern' is 'in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'southern' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'southern' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'southern' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'southern' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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