Meaning

3 senses
  1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.

    situated in or oriented toward the south

  2. 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

  3. Of a wind: blowing from the south; southerly.

    südlich, Süd-

    ю́жныйjúžnyj

    півде́ннийpivdénnyj

    from the south; used especially of wind

Examples

245 sentences
  1. He 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.

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  2. Tom speaks with a deep southern accent.

    Том говорить із сильним південним акцентом.

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  3. Tom lives in the southern part of Boston.

    ruТом живёт в южной части Бостона.

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  4. I'd prefer a room with a southern exposure.

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  5. Italy is in southern Europe.

    deItalien liegt in Südeuropa.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of the south:
Русский
By meaning 1
of the south:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
of or pertaining to a southern region:
of the south:

Origin

From Middle English southerne, sothern, sutherne, from Old English sūþerne (“southern, sou

From 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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