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southern

[suhth-ern] / ˈsʌð ərn /


ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the south
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The wounded had been taken to hospital in the southern French city of Nice.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

The southern house mosquito, known as culex quinquefasciatus, is the region’s most common vector of West Nile virus, according to the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

It also demands that the U.S. and other countries give up plans to run ships through the southern reaches of the strait, near Oman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

On Sunday, two days after the agreement was signed, the Israeli army said it had struck a 200-metre-long tunnel used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, which it said contained hundreds of weapons.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Like all the company, he had heard of Dark Gate, the twin mountains guarding the southern approach to the Land of Death.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander



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