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southern

[suhth-ern] / ˈsʌð ərn /


ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the south
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To visit “Collection and Translation” at the Fralin is to look with a lover’s gaze, to see in the world of southern France a promise and a future for a new nation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The southern African country, home to the world's largest elephant population, is holding nationwide festivities on Wednesday to mark the 60th anniversary of independence from Britain.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The rains that lashed Thailand also hit neighbouring Myanmar, where rescuers said heavy floods and landslides in the southern region of Tanintharyi had killed at least eight people.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Police received a call shortly after midnight Sunday about three suspicious vehicles apparently traveling toward RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England, near the southern Welsh border.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts attempted to offer conciliatory words to his southern colleagues, though he did so in a decidedly northern accent.

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



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