southern

[suhth-ern] / ˈsʌð ərn /

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in the south adj.
pertaining to the south adj.

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

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southern

Two more migrants deported from the United States arrived in Eswatini on Thursday, the southern African kingdom said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

The company built pellet plants across the southern U.S., moving into parts of the pinery where pulp and paper mills had closed and left behind surfeits of sawdust, wood chips and cheap pulpwood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Rosenstrom said the plan was eventually to cover all of the country's southern coast, as "the whole of Gulf of Finland is actually in danger".

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

China's foreign ministry has told its citizens to leave the southern African kingdom of Eswatini over "security risks".

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Throckmorton had gone to the southern coast of Turkey to write about sponge divers and their fascinating work.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler