southern
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the southOf, facing, situated in, or related to the south.
» He lives in the southern part of the city.
Er wohnt im südlichen Teil der Stadt.
Он живёт в южной части города.
Він живе у південній частині міста.
Meaning
3 sensesOf, facing, situated in, or related to the south.
situated in or oriented toward the south
Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe or the southern United States.
The southern climate.
südlich, südländisch
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
Of a wind: blowing from the south; southerly.
südlich, Süd-
ю́жныйjúžnyj
півде́ннийpivdénnyj
from the south; used especially of wind
Examples
245 sentencesHe lives in the southern part of the city.
Він живе у південній частині міста.
ruОн живёт в южной части города.
deEr wohnt im südlichen Teil der Stadt.
Tom speaks with a deep southern accent.
Том говорить із сильним південним акцентом.
Tom lives in the southern part of Boston.
ruТом живёт в южной части Бостона.
I'd prefer a room with a southern exposure.
Italy is in southern Europe.
deItalien liegt in Südeuropa.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English southerne, sothern, sutherne, from Old English sūþerne (“southern, souFrom Middle English southerne, sothern, sutherne, from Old English sūþerne (“southern, southerly, coming from the south; of southern make”), from Proto-Germanic *sunþrōnijaz (“southern”), from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂un-, *sh₂wen-, r/n-stem alternation of *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”). Cognate with Scots southron, sudron (“southern”), Old Frisian sūthern, sūdern (“southern”), Middle Low German sūdern (“southern”), Middle High German sundern (“southern”), Icelandic suðrænn (“southern, tropical”).
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Forms
more southern, most southern/southernmost| Comparative | more southern Lesson |
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| Superlative | most southern / southernmost Lesson |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
34 related wordsLessons for this word
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