"southern" in the adjective sense
1. southern
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
"southern hospitality"
"southern cooking"
"southern plantations"
2. southerly, southern
situated in or oriented toward the south
"a southern exposure"
"took a southerly course"
3. southern
situated in or coming from regions of the south
"the southern hemisphere"
"southern constellations"
4. southerly, southern
from the south used especially of wind
"a hot southerly wind"
"southern breezes"
"the winds are southerly"
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