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southern

[suhth-ern] / ˈsʌð ərn /


ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the south
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As well as the exceptional spell of heat, spring 2026 was extremely dry in parts of southern and eastern England where counties such as Kent and Cambridgeshire received around a third of their expected rainfall.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

AFP journalists saw hundreds of families fleeing the southern suburbs, some on foot or on motorbikes, others in cars packed with belongings.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

The study found that wolverines are spreading into southern parts of Sweden while declining in regions that historically supported the largest populations.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

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

As tensions intensified between the Spanish in Florida and the southern British colonies, both the Spanish and the British sought to win over the Cherokee Nation as an ally.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz



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