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southern

[suhth-ern] / ˈsʌð ərn /


ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the south
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There have been almost daily reports of Hezbollah and Israel trading fire across the southern border of Lebanon since the ceasefire began.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Among them was Read Sola, 64, one of more than 300 farmers now growing tobacco in the southern Matabeleland region, which historically is not tobacco country.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

El Niños are typically associated with more precipitation for parts of southern South America, central Asia and the Horn of Africa, according to the World Meteorological Organization and National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

From Philadelphia, he traveled to groves and foraging sites deep in the remote woodsides of eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The cows smelled the lion at the southern end and stampeded to the north—toward the other waiting lion.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola



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