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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Holbein was born to a family of artists in Augsburg, now in southern Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal

After leaving school he graduated with engineering degrees in Kathmandu and later in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.

From BBC

In 2020 he abandoned his career in finance, sold all his shares and gold and invested the money in the family farm, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.

From BBC

This comes as Iran reportedly threatened to target another oil chokepoint known as the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, at the southern entrance of the Red Sea.

From MarketWatch

However, some ports and marine services in southern and eastern Africa could benefit from tankers and containers avoiding the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz, and sailing around the Cape of Good Hope.

From BBC