southern

[suhth-ern] / ˈsʌð ərn /

ADJECTIVE

in the south

Synonyms

WEAK

austral from the south meridional of the south southerly toward the south

Antonyms

WEAK

northern

ADJECTIVE

pertaining to the south

Synonyms

WEAK

austral meridional midi southerly

Antonyms

WEAK

northern

Example Sentences

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The joint statement said the ceasefire was "contingent on a complete cessation" of fire by Hezbollah as well as evacuation of the group's operatives from southern Lebanon.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

After he left office in 2024, López Obrador retired to his sprawling ranch in southern Chiapas state, where he has largely stayed out of the public eye.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The parties to the agreement didn’t say where the Lebanese military would begin its gradual takeover of southern Lebanon or how long such a process would take.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Across Nigeria's oil-rich southern Niger Delta, decades of oil spills have left a landscape deeply scarred, with wetlands increasingly coated in crude and contaminated sediment.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Aaron Burr left his home on Richmond Hill near the southern end of Manhattan at first light on Wednesday, July 11, 1804.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis