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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On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

The military’s new push includes capturing Beaufort Castle, a nearly 900-year-old elevated Crusader fortress that sits around 9 miles from Israel, across the Litani River that roughly defines the border region of southern Lebanon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Footage analysed by BBC Verify and online by GeoConfirmed open source analysts shows burned-out shells of container lorries and other military vehicles at multiple locations along a key route through southern Ukraine.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Paleontologists have identified a new species of raptor-like dinosaur that lived about 70 million years ago in what is now southern Patagonia.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Some of the men had never been out of England before, let alone imagined a voyage to the southern continent.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong